Product Categories

Categories organize products into a customer-friendly hierarchy.

TruCommerce taxonomy screen used for product classification

Product categories are managed through TruCommerce’s product-classification structure rather than a separate standalone category screen in this build.

What this feature is for

Product Categories form the main customer-facing hierarchy of the catalogue. They are best for durable departments/collections that customers browse, while Tags are looser cross-cutting labels and Attributes describe product characteristics/options.

A practical way to use it

Plan a shallow hierarchy customers can understand.
Create parent categories before their children.
Assign products consistently rather than placing everything in many categories.
Check storefront category navigation and product counts after changes.

How it connects to other features

Products provide the actual catalogue content. Storefront layouts/widgets determine how category browsing is presented.

What to expect after changes

Reparenting or deleting a category changes how products are discovered but does not change their price/stock. Review assigned products before deleting a category.

Where to find it

Open Products → Categories.

Using Categories

Categories are the primary browsing structure for the catalog. Keep the hierarchy understandable and broad enough for customers to browse. Before deleting/deactivating one, decide where its Products should appear so they do not become harder to discover.

Field and action reference

Use the tables below when you need the exact meaning of a field, column, filter or action. Read the workflow and dependency sections above first so each option is used in the right context.

Create taxonomy terms/categories with hierarchy and SEO data.

Using the list page

Column	Use
Name	Shows the record name.
Taxonomy	Shows the taxonomy value recorded for each row.

Field reference

Field	Use
Taxonomy	Selects the taxonomy this category/term belongs to.
Parent	Selects a parent term to create a hierarchy.
Name	The human-readable name used to identify this record.
Slug	The URL-friendly identifier used where this item has a public address.
Description	Longer descriptive information for this record.
Image	Uploads or selects the primary image used for this record.
Sort Order	Controls the item’s relative ordering where TruCMS presents multiple records.
Meta Title	Sets the SEO title where this item exposes search metadata.
Meta Keywords	Sets the optional SEO keywords field where exposed.
Meta Description	Sets the SEO description where this item exposes search metadata.

Actions available

Create
Edit

Store Settings · Products · Cart & Checkout · Overview

Where categories appear on your site

Categories give the shop its navigation. They appear on category pages, in the Category Filter and Product Categories widgets, and in the Shop Categories and Category Products blocks (see Blocks & Widgets). The category directory designs are chosen in Store Settings (see Storefront Designs).