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Set-up Checklist
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1. Aspenware Commerce Tasks

Update the defaults for the following settings

  • ‘catalogsettings.defaultcategorypagesize'

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  • ‘catalogsettings.defaultcategorypagesizeoptions’

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  • ‘catalogsettings.defaultcategory’ is set to default category SEO name

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Create new category

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  • Create subcategory if products do not live in parent category but subcategory

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Add products to category

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Add Category ID to ‘catalogsettings.hiddencategories’ if hidden category.

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1. Aspenware Commerce Tasks

Settings, Language Strings and/or HTML Widgets for this Feature

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Note: If in Basic mode (check upper left corner right above Category info tab), switch to “Advanced” in order to have access to all required fields.

  • Go to the Catalog > Categories page in Admin, click Add New

  • Update the following fields:

    • (Category) Name: This is the name that will appear in the drop-down menu

    • Parent Category (optional): This creates a subcategory, or a secondary (more specific) grouping that resides under a category.

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2. Creating Subcategories

  • From the Catalog > Categories page in Admin, Add New

  • Follow the same steps as you would for a Parent Category, BUT select the parent category you would like this to nest under in the “category info” tab

  • Only use if creating a subcategory. Select the parent category from the list.

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3. Editing Categories

  • Go to the Catalog > Categories page in Admin, click Edit on the desired category.

  • From here, follow category creation steps and edit any of the fields defined there.

  • To edit products that are contained in a specific category, see the “Adding Products to Categories” section

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When setting up renewal products, employee only products, or discounted products that are only available to a small audience, hidden categories can be a nice way to restrict product visibility to only people with a specific URL to access the product.  

  • Go to the Configuration>Settings>All Settings (advanced) page in Admin, search in Name the desired setting name: catalogsettings.hiddencategories

  • From here, click edit, and add the category ID(s) in the value field using a comma separated list.  Do not include spaces between commas and values. 

    • To find the category ID, from the URL of the parent category notice the number after… .net/#/______. This is the category ID.

  • Click Update and your desired category is now hidden

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6. Deleting Categories

  • Go to the Catalog>Categories page in Admin.

  • Find the desired category (e.g. Rentals>>Rental Delivery).

  • Select the red Delete button in the upper right corner.

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