Categories

Categories group your products so the register menu stays tidy and your reports break down neatly — Beverages, Food, Electronics, and so on. Categories can nest, so a parent like Drinks can hold Hot and Cold subcategories.

🟢 For everyone

Managing categories needs catalog permission (catalog.categories.create / update). Anyone can see them on the menu.

Screenshot pendingRoute /categories, with a parent expanded to show children

Categories nest under a parent — expand a row to see its subcategories.

Step by step

1. Go to Categories and select New category.
2. Enter the Category name (with language tabs to translate it) and an optional Description.
3. Set a Slug — a short URL-friendly key (e.g. beverages).
4. To nest it, pick a Parent category. Leave it blank for a top-level category.
5. Leave Enabled on to show the category in catalog lists.
6. Select Save.

Nesting

A category becomes a child by choosing a Parent category. In the list, parents show an expand control to reveal their children. A category can't be its own parent, and you'll want to avoid deep loops — keep the tree a few levels deep at most for a usable menu.

Assigning products

You set a product's category on the product form under Product Details → Category, not from the category page.

Fields

Field	Meaning
Category name	Shown on the menu and in reports (translatable)
Slug	Short key used in URLs/imports
Description	Optional notes
Parent category	The category this one nests under (optional)
Enabled	Whether it appears in catalog lists

Next steps

• Products
• Catalog overview
• Importing & exporting