Grouping products into categories helps to manage the store effectively. It allows search engines to be able to navigate through the online store easily.
Creating a new product category
On the left sidebar, go to Products > Categories.
In the Name box, enter the name of the category.
In the Slug box, enter your own words or it will be automatically added by the system.
In the product description box, enter the description of the category
If the category in under another category, select the parent category from the parent dropdown list.
If you want to display all products or/and subcategories under the category, select that option in the display type dropdown.
If you want to upload the image of the product, click upload image.
Click Add New Category and the category will appear in the list.