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If you think that what the customers value the most in an online store is the multitude of items you offer them, you are right, but not entirely. A wide assortment of products is no use if a customer can not find their way around it. Therefore, it is vital to set up a clear and logical hierarchy and navigation system in your ecommerce at the stage of planning and development.<\/p>\n

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Magento ecommerce platform offers wide category creation, configuration and management capabilities to store admins without technical knowledge. Apart from this, the Magento open source system allows developers to introduce needed changes in the system of your online store. In this article will be covered numerous aspects of working with Magento categories from both store admin and developer’s fields of responsibility and given answers to many frequently asked questions on the subject.<\/p>\n

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What is category in Magento
\n<\/a>How to create a category in Magento
\n<\/a>How to delete category in Magento
\n<\/a>How to hide a product category in Magento
\n<\/a>How to add and delete products from a specific Magento category
\n<\/a>Why categories do not display in Magento
\n<\/a>Why products do not display in Magento category<\/a><\/p>\n

What is category in Magento<\/h2>\n

Product category definition is rather vague and seems obvious, but we will try to give it anyway. Magento categories serve to organize the total of the items in your online store and form the structure of it. In Magento, every product must be assigned to a certain category, so it is a wise practice to plan and map out categories in advance in order to avoid confusion; however, it is possible to add a brand new category on the go, to the live store. The Magento menu categories structure is automatically reflected in the top navigation of the store.<\/p>\n

What is a product category hierarchy? To explain the structure of an online store, one can draw an analogy to a tree. Like a tree has a trunk several large thick branches that have numerous smaller branches growing on them, so does the Magento online store is formed. The hierarchy of an online Magento store looks the following way:<\/p>\n

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  1. A single root category<\/strong>. A root category is basically a container for the store’s hierarchy of categories and subcategories, and a single store can have only one active root category. Although a root has a name, it does not appear on the website’s menu and, accordingly, does not have a URL.<\/li>\n
  2. Categories<\/strong>. The main structural elements of a Magento webstore that can contain either products or smaller clusters, which are called subcategories. Magento categories appear in the storefront and in the Magento top menu categories panel; they also have URLs. Example of product category is, for instance, Fitness in the sports equipment store or Skirts in the women clothing online boutique.<\/li>\n
  3. Subcategories<\/strong>. Magento subcategories are extra layers of product hierarchy that are parts of a larger category. Subcategories can be viewed as more direct paths to the products in your store for the customers who know what they are looking for or those who need to narrow down the multitude of options. Moreover, a customer can have a look at your store’s subcategories and get a wholesome and clear understanding of what you are selling. Apart from this, a subcategory is a decluttering element which sorts out the confusion of the product multitude, or separates two competing brands in a product category.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How to create a category in Magento<\/h2>\n

    This is a step-by-step guide on how to create in Magento new products category and root category.<\/p>\n

    How to create basic category in Magento 2<\/h3>\n

    Step #1<\/strong>: Log in to the admin panel and open the side menu of the Catalog<\/strong> tab. Select Categories<\/strong> from the list.<\/p>\n

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    You’ll get to the following page; on the left will be the structure of your future categories and subcategories.<\/p>\n

    \"categories<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Step #2<\/strong>: Click Add Subcategory<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    Step #3<\/strong>: Fill in the Basic Information<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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