Product Categories Overview
Categories help you organise your flowers, occasions and add-ons so customers can find what they`re after. Add a new category and it`ll automatically appear on your site.
Understanding Product Categories
there are three types of categories in your new website, they are:
What you can do here
- Create new product categories for flowers, occasions or add-ons
- Set the category name, title and SEO details
- Add content that appears above and below the products on the category page
- Manage purchasing options for the category, like restricting purchase, turning off same-day availability and setting a pre-order day
Step by step
- Log in to My Weblogin and click Products
- Click Manage Categories
- Click Add Product Category
- Category Name enter a name for the category. Avoid special characters like , % & spaces are fine and will be replaced with hyphens in the page`s web address.
- Category Type choose whether the category is a:
- Properties this is where you set the SEO information:
Category Title this can be left blank and will use the category name automatically. Fill it in only if you want the page heading to be different from the category name.
Meta Keywords used by search engines to understand what the page is about. A few relevant words is enough.
Meta De script ion shown by search engines under your page title in search results. Write a sentence or two using your key words.
- Content anything you add here appears at the top of the category page, just below the heading.
- Trailing Content anything you add here appears after the products on the category page.
- Purchasing Options manage how customers can buy from this category, including restricting purchase, marking it as not available for same-day delivery, and setting a pre-order day.
- Click Add Type
The category is now added to your website, ready for you to add products to it.
Tips
- Keep category names simple and clear this helps customers and search engines alike
- Use the Meta De script ion field to include words customers might search for
- Use Trailing Content for extra information, like delivery notes or occasion-specific messaging, that suits sitting below your products
- Double-check your purchasing options if a category needs special handling, like flowers that can`t be delivered same day