{"id":110,"date":"2024-10-21T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T11:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neoloshop.com\/tutorials\/?p=110"},"modified":"2024-10-16T20:22:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T23:22:33","slug":"how-to-use-product-categories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neoloshop.com\/tutorials\/how-to-use-product-categories\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use product categories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In another Neolo Shop Guide, we have already seen <strong>how to upload products to your Neolo Shop.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But now we want to focus particularly on <strong>categories<\/strong>, so we will see how to use <strong>product categories<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn about this functionality right now! \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/neoloshop.com\/\"><strong>CREATE A FREE ONLINE SHOP<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to add categories when uploading a product<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When uploading a new product, when you finish all other settings, you have the option to select one or more categories suitable for that product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have not yet determined any categories or want to add another one, right there you can click <strong>+ Add category<\/strong> to add it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After selecting the categories for your product, click on the <strong>Publish Product button <\/strong>to make it ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When viewing your store, you will see that in the section of your products people can filter by category in this way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to add or modify categories in the menu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you looking to add categories to the menu, so that directly your site visitors can filter from there what kind of products or services to see?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should know that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, the categories shown in the menu are the first 5 you create.<br>If you want to define which ones you want to appear: you can do it by highlighting them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now, how do you highlight a category? It&#8217;s very simple:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to your Store Dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose Products and then Categories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap the star on the categories you want to highlight.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s it! That&#8217;s how easy it is to manage the categories visible in your menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to delete or edit categories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you want to modify or delete a category, just go to the <strong>Products<\/strong> section of your <strong>Store Dashboard<\/strong> and choose <strong>Categories<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there, you will be able to manage 100% of your categories: add new ones, edit them or delete them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To edit them, tap on the pencil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To delete them, click on the trash can.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And if you want to add a new one, click on the \u201cAdd category\u201d button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What categories are used for<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Categories in your <a href=\"https:\/\/neoloshop.com\/\">Neolo Shop<\/a> can become your allies for many reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They make navigation easier and allow store visitors to find products or services quickly and easily.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They help you organize and manage your inventory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are also useful for your marketing strategy! 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