Edit Category

KB14339

Edit a category



  Active State   In-active State Click Action
To return to previous list all categories page.      
Use Drag and Drop Text Editor (Bootstrap Mobile Enabled) Use classic word style WYSIWYG Text Editor Click icon to change.
Category requires super user login
 Category does not require super user login to view.
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Category is active on website. Category is inactive on website and will not be displayed. Click icon to change.
Delete Category      
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Category Name
Enter Category Name


Parent Category
Category or navigation system for web users to locate My Products.

Example

 No Selection - Web user not need to click on link to locate listing.


 Selecting > France - Web user will click link France to locate listing.


 Selecting > France < Cote - D'Azur - Web user will click link France then drill down Cote - D'Azur to locate listing.


 Selecting > France < Cote - D'Azur < Cannes - Web user will click link France then Cote - D'Azur then drill down to Cannes to locate listing.


Categories containing sub categories
You may setup categories with sub menu categories. These are greyed out with an arrow to show that sub categories are available for selection. Please select a sub category.

Category With Sub Category ? (Arrow displayed sub categories available)
Normal Category (No arrow displayed no sub categories available)


Order
Enter the order the category will be displayed. Set the order as the top level category items are displayed and the dynamic menu system will highlight the correct category. Only top level category items can have the order set.

Layout
If you have multiple layouts in the system. You can assign a default layout when a product is added to a certain category. This works well when you have listings that require a different layout which is dependant on the category the listing is listed under.

Main Image
Each page can have a main image attached which can be displayed on the search page and the page detail.


Click    to upload an image from your computer. Click [browse] on popup dialog window to select file from your computer.


A preview is shown of the crop dimensions and resulting dimensions of the image if cropped

 

Once uploaded the system automatically creates 2 images. A thumbnail to the exact size needed for the website and a larger image resized to fit the area set on the page. The default dimensions can be set in the Global Setup Page.

Crop Tool in Image Upload Dialog Window
To aid in the presentation of your website the use of the crop tool is recommended. This will ensure each generated thumbnail is of the same size when displayed on the page.
Once image is uploaded and transferred to the server a preview of the image will be viewed with drag handles for cropping. Drag these handles to required area on image and click    to save without cropping just click the close icon on the top right of the page or click outside the page.. Settings for the global crop size can be set in the Global Setup Page.

Acceptable image formats - GIF, JPG, & PNG. Preferred format JPG


Layout Ref:
If you have multiple featured items and wish to seperate featured items into their own categories select the code here and copy to your web page. Featured items only attached to this category will be displayed.
If you need to use another dynamic placeholder make sure the number between the brackets is used and copied. This number is the unique reference to this category.

Using the Placeholder to display Nested Categories (Advanced)
To display categories nested within this category use a placeholder such as $show-A-Featured1Col[0000006635]$ this will be the Layout Ref entry as above. This will display a list of sub categories when the use clicks the parent category. If the same layout is used for viewing all categories as viewing all products then you will have a system viewing seamlessly products and categories.

Main Text
Enter the main text for the page. There are 2 text editors you can use. Drag and Drop Text Editor (Bootstrap Mobile Enabled) or the classic word style WYSIWYG Text Editor


Save
Click or in editor to save edits.


Assigning a product category to a User
When running a large web project with many web contributors you can restrict certain users from being able to update all listings / products in the site. You may wish to assign certain admin users to specific areas of the site to manage. We do this by assigning product / listings categories to specific users. Users can be assigned one or more categories. If this is the case then the restricted user will only be able to manage products / listings within their dedicated category or categories.

View Assign categories to Users

 


Further Recommended Links
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Updated on: 03/05/2020 16:41:01

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