Add Category

Create categories with simple or advanced features.

Adding a New Category

From the Browse Catalog page, or from the top-menu, go to Catalog > Browse.
Find the New Category section in the upper-right corner of the page.
Enter a name for your category in the field provided.
Click the ADD button to create a new category.
Your new category will be added and appears below any existing categories at this level.

Adding a Category with Display Options

To add a new category with display options, find the Add Item section just below the previous example.
Click the Category link.

NOTE

At the top-level of your catalog, you will only be able to create new categories. Once a new category is available, you can create products, webpages, or links within it.
From the Add Category detail page, you will have a number of display options available. Only one field is required, the category Name.

Name - This is the name of your category. It is the minimum required to create a new category. Maximum of 255 characters.
Visibility - A setting which determines whether the category will be shown to Public (all users), Hidden (available through direct link only), or Private (unable to view except as an administrator).
Thumbnail - Use the Image Picker to select an image that represents this category.
Custom URL - If desired, you can enter your own URL, or link to this category. These are relative URL's to the store installation path.
Alt Text - This is the text that can be shown if the user hovers their mouse over the category's image. It is not displayed on the page.
Summary - A short description that displays with the category listing. Maximum of 1000 characters.
Description - A full length description is available. HTML is supported.
Page Title - If you want to enter a custom Page Title, then you can do so here. Otherwise, the product name will be used as the page title.
Meta Description - Enter a meta tag description if desired. Some search engines will use this as a summary for the page. It is not necessary to enter the html, only the content within the tags.
Meta Keywords - Enter the keywords that describe your page for search engines.
HTML Head - Enter data to be included in the <HTML> <HEAD> portion of the display page. Typically used for SEO purposes or adding Javascript.
Display page - Select from the list of category display pages available, or use the store's default display page. You can assign a Theme to the display page.

When finished making updates, click the SAVE button.
You can return to this page at any time, by editing the category.

NOTE	For more information on using the Meta tag for search engine optimization, please see - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_element

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