eCommerce Product Catalog allows to define unlimited amount of product categories. Product categories can be hierarchical or not.
To add or edit product categories, go to Products > Product Categories. The edit screen allows you to define:
- Category name – this is the title of product category page
- Slug – this is the URL of product category page
- Parent – set parent of hierarchical category
- Description – write the description for the product category. You can format it with the visual editor. The description shows up under the category name on the category page.
- Category Image – the image shown for the category on category listings and on the category page (see Disable Category Image)
Showing products from certain categories
Two methods are available to show products from categories:
Use standard category pages:
- Create menu in Appearance > Menu with product category pages and show it whenever the menu can be placed in the theme
- Use product category widget in sidebar – see product category widget docs
Use [show_products category="id1, id2"] shortcode – see product shortcode docs for more information
Showing categories on any page
You can choose what the main catalog page and category pages show in the General Settings: see Main categories on product listing and Subcategories on category page. There is also a categories shortcode available.
Find out the Product Category ID
Find the Product Category ID in the ID column of the categories list or on its edit screen. For categories with products, the Shortcode column shows ready-to-copy shortcodes that display the category products or the category itself. Use the ID with the [show_products] shortcode:
To change the order in which categories are listed, see Change Product Category Order.