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How to add product categories to your store in OpenCart

Guide from OpenCart series — written for Canadian customers. Billing always in CAD.

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Categories can be used to group similar products together making it easier for customers to find them.

1) To create a category, go to Catalog.


2) Click Categories.

 

3) Click Insert.


4) Enter a name for the category.


5) Type the Description here.


6) Go to the Data tab.


7) Optionally select a Parent Category.


 

Here is where you can set an image and keywords for this category.


8) Go to Design.


 

If you want products in this category to have a different page design, select that design here.

 

9) Click Save.

 

That's it! Now you know how to add product categories in OpenCart.

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