{"id":1291,"date":"2012-04-17T15:32:04","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T15:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/04\/17\/creating-product-categories-in-magento\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T16:49:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T20:49:45","slug":"creating-product-categories-in-magento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/magento\/creating-product-categories-in-magento\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Product Categories in Magento"},"content":{"rendered":"

Magento allows you to categorize all your products into groups. this helps to better organize your product base making it easier for your customers to find your products. The groups are referred to as categories and can be created in the Magento Backend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not a current customer? Learn more about our Magento hosting plans<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Log into your Magento Admin Panel<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Go to Category ->> Manage Category<\/strong>.
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  3. Make sure the Default Category<\/strong> is highlighted and select Add Subcategory<\/strong>.

    It\u2019s very important that you select \u201cadd subcategory\u201d and make it a subcategory of the \u201croot\u201d or default category. If you do not do this, the new category you are creating will not show up in the menu.

    \"magento_category_2\"<\/a><\/figure> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Fill in the fields as needed, making sure to go through each of the four tabs at the top: General Information, Display Settings, Custom Design, and Category Products.
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  5. Click Save Category<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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