Additional categories and subcategories help you to better organize the products that your E-commerce website offers. In this tutorial we will show you how to create new categories and subcategories, from the osCommerce Admin Panel.
Add a New Category:
Option | Description |
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Category Name: | Enter a name for your category here, such as Books, or New Products. In the image above, you will see the existing categories: Hardware, Software, DVD Movies, and Gadgets. |
Category Image | Click the browse button to upload an image to display for this category. This is not required to create a new category. |
Sort Order | You can enter a number here to organize your list. The lowest number will display on the top of the Categories / Products list. |
After making your selections click the Save button that is below the fields. It will then list your new category under the Categories / Products section.
Add a New Sub Category:
A sub-category is a category within a category, for example: Hardware is my category, and inside that category are the subcategories: CDROM DRIVES, Graphics Cards, Keyboards.
Option | Description |
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Category Name: | Enter a name for your sub-category here. |
Category Image | Click the Browse button to upload an image to display for this sub category. This is not required to create a new sub-category. |
Sort Order | You can enter a number here to organize your list. The lowest number will display on the top of the Categories / Products list. |
After making your selections click the Save button that is below the fields. You will now see your new sub-category listed under Categories / Products, and in your e-commerce store.
Congratulations, now you are able to create new categories and subcategories in your osCommerce e-store! In the next tutorial in our osCommerce Educational series will cover
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