How to add Categories in PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell 1 Minutes, 1 Seconds to Read Following our PrestaShop getting started guide? Your next step is to learn how to add products. In order to organize your products, you will need to add categories to your PrestaShop 1.5 storefront. This allows the visitor to more easily browse your products by separating them into groups. Examples of categories may be laptops, mp3 players, paperbacks, mystery novels, etc. The instructions below demonstrate how to add a category to your PrestaShop 1.5 store. To add a category in PrestaShop 1.5: Log into your PrestaShop 1.5 dashboard Using the top menu bar, hover over the Catalog tab and select Categories from the menu. You are now on the Catalog: Categories page. To add a new category, click on the green Add New button in the upper right corner. Add all desired information for the category such as assigning the parent directory, adding a description, meta tags, etc. Once finished, click the green Save button in the upper right corner. Your new category should now appear in the Categories list. This category will also now display on your storefront with the other existing categories. Now you can start adding products to PrestaShop 1.5. If you have already added products, you can start adding your products to categories in PrestaShop 1.5. Before After Share this Article Related Articles Fix 404 Error When Logging into PrestaShop 1.5 How to reset your admin password in PrestaShop 1.5 Working with the product SEO tab in PrestaShop 1.6 Adding Shipping Details to Products in PrestaShop Install a Theme in PrestaShop 1.6 How to enable/disable the new customer notification in PrestaShop 1.5 How to install and set up the UPS Carrier module in PrestaShop 1.5 Product Descriptions in PrestaShop 1.6 How to change the side images in PrestShop 1.6 Setting catalog mode in PrestaShop 1.6
Hello ABKA, Thank you for contacting us. You can easily install PrestaShop using Softaculous. We also have a guide on How to price a product in PrestaShop 1.5. It is part of our class on Configuring Prices and Taxes in PrestaShop 1.5. If you have any further questions, feel free to post them below. Thank you, John-Paul
Hello Pat, Are you getting any specific errors? Or are you seeing a blank page? Any information would be helpful. Also, did you change anything else other than adding a category? What version of PrestaShop are you using? Kindest Regards, Scott M
