Page for goods catalog viewing and editing on your site.
Location in admin panel: Catalog > Categories
“Categories” tab contains 3 main blocks:
Categories tree is a catalog structure having root categories and many subcategories.
Categories are visible when you enter “Categories” tab:
Subcategories are displayed by clicking “+” to the left of root category:
Click "Export categories" button to download catalog to computer:
File in * .xml format will be downloaded to your computer after clicking. Catalog in new format, where language version will be indicated for each category:
This function allows to export (download to your computer) file with a list of all catalog categories and category IDs in * .xml and * .txt format.
Follow these steps to download file to computer:
Import function allows you to download file with catalog from your computer to website.
Follow these steps to import file to website:
Note: file import can take some time.
Besides, it's possible to make partial export and partial import of catalog. It's necessary if there is no opportunity or desire to upload the whole catalog because only one or two categories change. It is also convenient for agents with several trade providers: it is more convenient to export and import catalog of each trade provider into admin panel separately.
Work with partial export and partial import of catalog is described below (or by click on corresponding links).
Only 1 file for all language versions is required for OT Box version 1.7.2 and higher. Separate file for each language version is required for OT Box version 1.7.1 and lower. |
Language versions of catalog are displayed in accordance with those showcase languages that you specified in "Configuration" section.
It is possible to set whether to display or not on website and in categories admin:
Follow these steps to enable/disable display:
Click "Display" next to "Hidden":
Choose necessary menu option by mouse click (display, for example):
Category will display on both website and admin panel after page refresh and click.
Follow these steps to enable/disable display:
Click "Display" next to "Empty":
Choose necessary menu option by mouse click (display, for example):
Category will display on both website and admin panel after page refresh and click.
Empty categories and subcategories are marked with "!" on the folder:
Follow these steps to enable/disable display:
Click "Display" next to "Empty (no subcategories)":
Choose necessary menu option by mouse click (display, for example):
Category will display on both website and admin panel after page refresh and click.
Follow these steps to add root category:
Click "Add root category":
Complete form:
Enter category name from keyboard:
Choose binding type (read more about types of binding):
Leave :
Add approximate weight (field is available if “Metrologist” module is installed) if category has goods with approximately the same weight (for example, all travel bags weigh about 950 grams). You can leave this field empty:
URL of site section is available if "Optimizer" module is enabled:
Click "Save" button when all fields are filled in:
It's necessary to specify binding type, so that category could contain goods. Choose any of the following types:
Modifiable / created category can not be saved without selecting binding type. |
Choose binding type "To category":
List of commodity providers appears after choice. Choose necessary provider (active one) - click white square to the left of name:
Commodity provider's catalog will open immediately after selecting. Select the one in the category tree that corresponds to our requirements (in the example we will look for a category that fits our category "Women's jeans"):
Click category by mouse and click "Save" button after category is found:
There will be an indication of which category is currently tied if everything went well:
Click "Edit" button if you need to change binding type:
Cleare cache after editing:
It is possible to see a result after editing and clearing cache using “View category on the website” button.
Choose binding type "To search":
List of commodity providers appears after choice. Choose necessary provider (active one) - click white square to the left of name:
Window for search settings will open after choosing commodity provider:
Write search query, which will display product (language can be used Russian, English or Chinese, as well as numbers):
Set query language. Search is always in Chinese, so written query will be translated into Chinese and query language must be specified for accuracy of translation.
This is enough to display products in category on website. Complete any of the following fields if you need to clarify by what criteria to search for products for category:
Search terms should be chosen in the way that there are products fitting specified conditions. You will get "Nothing found" on category page if there are no goods under set conditions:
Click "Edit" to change binding type:
Cleare cache after editing:
It is possible to see a result after editing and clearing cache using “View category on the website” button.
Tab is available if "Optimizer" module is enabled:
Filling out information in Meta tab is necessary for website promotion. It can be filled not only when creating a category, but also when editing it.
Read more how to fill in this information in "Optimizer" module description.
Contents tab contains text that will be written in category under goods. It is necessary if you want to describe main poin of this section for buyer.
It can be filled not only when creating a category, but also when editing it.
Open tab "Contents" and write text:
It is possible to format text (that is, you can set its appearance: headings, font style, insert images, etc.). This is done with the help of visual editor, which is similar in use to MS Word program editor.
It is important to save data after editing. Click "Save" button:
Follow these steps to move category:
Point mouse on category to display actions menu:
Click move button:
Drag category to the place where we want to move it while holding mouse button:
Place where category will be placed is marked by green triangle (image is marked yellow). Category will move to specified location after you release mouse button.
Hold cursor on category until it opens to place a category inside another category.
Follow these steps to edit category:
Point mouse on category to display actions menu:
Click edit button:
Editing is similar to adding category.
There are 4 tabs in editing window:
Set filters
Filters are used by buyer to choose goods. Filters are situated on the left of goods list of category:
Some filters have inaccurate names and make it difficult to work with them. For example, name of filter "Loading and unloading classification":
Open filter and understand that its correct name should be better "Pajamas", for example, since approximate age frames are given here:
Use "Filters" tab in category editing to correct filter name.
Filter on website also changed its name:
Same way is used to change in filters names and also filtering criteria that are written if you click filter in the same way.
Follow these steps to add subcategory:
Point mouse on category to display actions menu:
Click add button:
Complete form:
Enter category name:
Choose binding type (read more about binding types):
Find necessary one in categories list:
Category will be described in binding type after choice:
Parent category field is filled in already because we create subcategory:
Add approximate weight (field is available if "Metrologist" module is installed) if category has goods with approximately the same weight (for example, all travel bags weigh about 950 grams). You can leave this field empty:
URL of site section is available if "Optimizer" module is enabled:
Click "Save" button when all fields are filled in:
New subcategory was added:
Use Move category feature to set necessary position of new subcategory (after which subcategory it will stand).
Follow these steps to hide category:
Point mouse on category to display actions menu:
Click hide button:
Category will be hidden and its name will become grey font color after clicking this button:
It will look so on website:
Category is shown:
Category is hidden:
Follow these steps to show category:
Point mouse on category to display actions menu:
Click show button:
Category will be shown on website and admin panel after clicking this button. Active categories have black font color::
It will look so on website:
Category is hidden:
Category is shown:
Follow these steps to view category:
Point mouse on category to display actions menu:
Click view category on website button:
New browser tab will open after clicking this button to view category on website:
Categories are deleted without automatic recovery possibility, together with subcategories, so it is recommended to hide unnecessary categories without deleting. |
Follow these steps to delete category:
Point mouse on category to display actions menu:
Click delete button:
Confirm choice clicking "Yes" button:
Category will be deleted from categories list without recovery possibility after choice confirmation .
Function is available for admin panels of version 1.7.4 and higher |
This function allows to export (download to your computer) file with a list of all catalog categories and category IDs in * .xml format.
For example, it is necessary to export category "Sports goods" for editing. Look for category in catalog:
Point mouse on category to display actions menu:
Find button with down arrow button in opened window:
Click button and selected category is downloaded to computer with all its subcategories in * .xml format.
You can open file now and make changes in categories names, delete extra categories or add new ones. It is more convenient to move or change categories via admin panel.
Function is available for admin panels of version 1.7.4 and higher |
This function allows to import (download from your computer) file with a list of all catalog categories and category IDs in * .xml format.
For example, it is necessary to upload changed category "Men's clothes" into catalog. Look for category in catalog:
Point mouse on category to display actions menu:
Find button with up arrow button in opened window:
Window to choose file will open after clicking button:
Click "Choose file" button and choose it on your computer:
Click "Change" button if file was chosen incorrectly and choose another one. Click "Upload" button if everything is ok:
Subcategories in selected catalog category will be updated after button is pressed (after a short amount of time). Categories will remain the same if they were not changed in downloaded file.
Follow these steps to move category up:
Point mouse on category to display actions menu:
Click move up button:
Category will move up on one position after clicking button:
Follow these steps to move category down:
Point mouse on category to display actions menu:
Click move down button:
Category will move down on one position after clicking button:
Used together with "Paste" function
Follow these steps to cut category:
Point mouse on category to display actions menu:
Click cut button:
Used together with "Cut" function
Follow these steps to paste category:
Point mouse on category to display actions menu:
Click paste button: