Working with Categories
There are 4 types of content within the EasyWebstore system and each type has it's own type of category. These categories are not interchangeable. i.e. You cannot put an Article into a News category etc.
The types of content, and by extension the types of categories are:
- Product
- Article
- News
- Link
To create a new category log into your admin area and click on "Content" at the top. Then click on "Manage Content Categories" on the left.
Once here you will see initially that it has a list of "Product" categories if you have any. There is also a dropdown box and a button.
The dropdown box is used to select which type of categories we want to use. When you change the dropdown the page will change to display that type of category if you have any, and also the button will change to allow you to create that type of category.
e.g If I want to create a new "Article" category I would change the dropdown to read "Article", wait for the page to reload and then click the button next to it which should now read "Create Article Category".
Each type of category has much the same fields.
| Field Name |
Type |
Description |
| Parent Category |
Dropdown |
This field sets the new categories parent category. By clever use of this field you can create nested categories many levels deep. |
| Name |
Textbox |
The categories name as it will be displayed in both the URL and the site navigation. |
| Show On Site |
Checkbox |
If this is unchecked the category will not be visible anywhere on the site. |
| Show in site navigation |
Checkbox |
If unchecked the category will not be shown in site navigation but can still be linked to. |
| Image |
FileBox |
You can use this field to upload an image for the category. Depending on your template this image may or may not be displayed anywhere on the site. |
| Teaser |
RichText |
This field is the categories teaser text. Depending on your template and display settings this field may or may not be displayed anywher on the site. |
| Body |
RichText |
This is the categories full description. Depending on your template and display settings this field may or may not be displayed anywher on the site. |
| Priority/Order |
Number |
This determines the order in which the categories at the same level are displayed. The higher the number the further up the list they will display. |
| Child categories |
DataGrid |
This area displays any child categories the category you are editing may have. Not applicable when creating a new category.
From this area when editing an existing category you can create a sub-category of the currently selected category. |
