How to Create Product Categories

Categories are global categories that are managed by the Operator. Categories are organized into primary categories, with subcategories under each. Subcategories inherit mappings and commission fees from their primary categories. Once a category structure is created, sellers will be able to list products into the new categories.

To configure your categories and subcategories, click on your Profile Icon, select Settings, and then click Manage Categories.

When you click Add Category a box will pop up asking you to fill in the following fields:

• Category Name - This field is required and the name must be unique 

• Commission Fee - This commission field requires a number between 1 and 100. It applies globally to all sellers listing products in this category. If no commission rate is set, no commission is charged.

Primary categories are automatically sorted in alphabetical order and cannot contain two or more subcategories with the same name. 

Subcategories can moved into an existing category and will automatically be sorted in alphabetical order.

Creating Categories

The steps below show Operators with sufficient privileges how they can create categories in the back office. 

1. Click your Profile Icon
2. Click Settings
3. Click Manage Categories
4. Click the blue Add Category button
5. Enter the Category Name 
6. Enter the Commission Rate (optional) 
7. Click Add to add the new category

Adding Subcategories

A subcategory is a category that is "nested" and belongs to its parent category. You can also view how many products are assigned to certain subcategories.

Subcategories that have products assigned to them cannot be deleted.

To add a subcategory, click the three dots next to the name of the parent category and then select Add. 

Fill out the popup form and click Save. 

Add global attributes involves converting a category into a product-level category (the most specific sub-category) and assigning universal attributes to it, such as manufacturer name, MPN, and product image URLs.

Parent Category Images

To add an image to your top level category, or "parent category," click the three dots next to the category name, select Edit and add the URL to the form. Once done, click