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Update the defaults for the following settings
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Create new category
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Add Category ID to ‘catalogsettings.hiddencategories’ if hidden category.
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Prerequisite Tasks
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Categories can be configured as hidden so that they do not display in the category dropdown but can be reached via the category URL. Categories can be flagged as hidden by including the category ID in a comma-separated list of hidden categories for the following setting.
Setting name | Value configuration(s) | What it does | Example(s) |
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catalogsettings.hiddencategories | Format: #,## i.e. 44,97,12 (Comma delineated list of category IDs for desired hidden category) | The category ID #s that are entered here will hide the corresponding categories so they will not be displayed for selection in the store. Admins and guests will only be able to navigate to this hidden category via direct links. |  |
catalogsettings.defaultcategory | Format: (SEO of desired category) i.e. lift-tickets | Defines the page a guest will be redirected to when they navigate directly to the store | N/A |
catalogsettings.defaultcategorypagesize | 20 | ||
catalogsettings.defaultcategorypagesizeoptions | 20 |
Detailed Setup Guide
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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.
HINT: Example: http://test.net/Admin/Category/Edit/63
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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