Categories

Categories are how shoppers browse your store, for example Women → Dresses → Maxi dresses.

Add a category

1. Open Products → Categories and click New Category.
2. Name and Slug (its web address).
3. Description — shown on the category page; good for search engines too.
4. Category images — start with the Category card image. This is the picture shoppers see on category cards, grids and sliders. Each upload has a placement illustration so you can see what it is for. The optional page banners and menu icon are explained below.
5. Parent Category — leave No parent (root category) for a top-level category, or choose its parent to make a subcategory.
6. Save.

Choose the right category image

Open a category's Category images section. All images are optional; you do not need to fill every upload.

• Category card image is the main category photo on cards, grids and sliders. It can also appear in image-based navigation menus. Choose a photo that works as a square. This photo does not become the category page banner.
• Expand Page banners (optional) for the artwork above the product list on a category page. Desktop page banner is the wide version. Mobile page banner is an optional crop for smaller screens; leave it empty to use the desktop banner on phones.
• Expand Menu icon (optional) for a small symbol beside the category name in supported menus and category headers. Upload a custom icon or choose a built-in one. Some category cards and menus use it only when there is no category card image.

The placement illustrations explain where each image belongs; your theme controls the final shape and crop. Use Upload image to choose a file, Replace image to change it or Remove image to clear it, then save the category. You can also drag a file onto an image preview.

Page banners appear only when the category page's header is set to a banner or hero style (or has its cover enabled) in My store → Layouts. A custom image set on that header can override the category's banners. If a saved banner does not appear, check that header's style and image settings.

Quick category

On Products → Categories, click Quick category. Enter the category name and search for its parent. Leave the parent empty to create a top-level category.

You can also upload an optional Category card image in the popup. The placement preview shows it on a category card; use Replace image or Remove image before saving if needed. This is the photo for category cards, grids, sliders and supported image menus.

With CartWhizz AI enabled, Generate category details fills the description, SEO title, meta description, keywords and URL slug. Your chosen parent stays the same. Expand Review generated details to edit the text, then click Create category. The new category is Active.

If the category is created but its image cannot be saved, retry to finish saving the image. Retry uses the same category, so it does not create a duplicate. You can also finish without the image or open the full category editor.

You can also open Quick category inside Quick add product. When you create the category there, it is selected for the product and the product stays unsaved.

Organise

• Tree view shows the structure with subcategories indented under their parents; Table view lists them with type, parent, slug and status.
• Inactive categories are hidden from shoppers.
• Put a product in one Main Category, and in Additional Categories to show it in more places.

Show categories on your store

• Add categories to your header or footer menu in My store → Navigation.
• Show category tiles or sliders on your home page in My store → Layouts.

Export All downloads your categories as a spreadsheet.