Categories & Attributes
Bearbeitung vorschlagenOrganize navigation with categories and understand how descriptive features differ from variant attributes.
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Build a useful category structure and choose the correct place for product details and selectable options.
Use each concept for its job
| Concept | Use it for | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Where customers browse | Clothing → Shirts |
| Feature | Descriptive information and useful filters | Material: Cotton |
| Combination attribute | An option that identifies a purchasable variant | Size: Medium; Colour: Blue |
| Brand / supplier | Product identity or sourcing | The product brand and the business that supplies it |
Do not create a category for every product detail. Too many near-duplicate categories make navigation and filtering harder. A feature describes a product; a selectable combination can affect its SKU, price, image, or stock.
Create a category
- Open Catalog → Categories and create a category with a clear name.
- Choose a parent only when it improves the hierarchy. Keep the first store structure shallow.
- Set the category’s enabled/visibility settings, description, image if used, and SEO/URL fields.
- Save, then assign one known enabled product.
- Open the category in the storefront and verify the product and navigation placement.
An enabled category is not automatically a header menu item. Your theme or navigation extension controls the menu. Verify both the category page and the link customers use to reach it.
Add features and options
Use Catalog → Features for descriptive values where exposed by your release. Use the product’s supported attributes/combinations workflow when a buyer must choose a distinct option. Build a small example before generating many combinations; every purchasable combination needs meaningful pricing and stock.
Keep units and spelling consistent. “Blue” and “blue ” should not become separate values just because data came from different imports. Translate customer-facing category and feature content for the storefront languages you enable.
Test browsing and filtering
- Follow the breadcrumb and parent/child category links from the storefront.
- Check that filtering narrows to relevant products and does not expose an empty or inconsistent option set.
- Verify a product assigned to more than one category still has an intentional default category/URL behavior.
- Review mobile menu labels and long category names.
- Check a private customer session after changes; cached or staff-only views can hide a configuration problem.
Maintain the structure safely
Renaming a public category and changing its slug are different operations. Review URL/redirect behavior before changing published paths, and avoid changing all URL schemas to fix one missing link. For imports and large reorganizations, take a backup and try a small sample first.
If products do not appear, check product enablement, category assignment, selected shop, availability, and active storefront filters. Follow Product Not Showing for a systematic diagnosis.
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