how to create categories in Magento2

2. • The category structure of your catalog is like an
upside-down tree, with the root at the top.
• Each section of the tree can be expanded and
collapsed.
• The first level of categories below the root typically
appears as options in the main menu.

3. • You can create as many additional
subcategories as needed, according to the
maximum menu depth that is set in the
configuration.
• Categories can be dragged and dropped to
other locations in the tree.
• The category ID number appears in
parentheses after the category name at the
top of the page.

4. Category Tree

5. Step 1: Create a Category
1. On the Admin sidebar, tap Products. Then under
catalog, choose Categories.
2. In the category tree, tap the parent category of the
new category. The parent is one level above the
new category.

6. 3. If you’re starting from the beginning without any
data,
there might be only one categories in the list:
“Default Category,” which is the root,
and an “Example Category.”
5. Tap Add Subcategory.

7. Step 2: Complete the Basic Information
1) If you want the category to be immediately
available in the store, set Enable Category to
the “Yes” position.
2) To include the category in the top
navigation, set Include in Menu to the “Yes”
position.
3) Enter the Category Name.

8. 4) Tap Save and continue.

9. Step 3: Complete the Category Content
• Expand the Content section.
1) To display a Category Image at the top of the
page, tap Upload .
Then, choose the image that you want to
represent the category.

10. 2) In the Description box, enter the text that
you want to appear on the category landing
page.
Then, format the text as needed. To learn more,
see: Using the Editor.

11. 3) To include a content block on the category
landing page, choose the CMS Block that you
want to appear.
4)Tap Save and continue.

13. Step 4: Complete the Display Settings
1.Expand the Display Settings section.
2.Set Display Mode to one of the following:
a. Products Only
b. Static Block Only
c. Static Block and Products

14. 3.If you want the category page to include the
“Filter by Attribute” section of layered
navigation, set Anchor to the “Yes” position.
4. To change the Available Product Listing
Sort By options, do the following:
• Clear the Use All checkbox.

15. • Select one or more of the available values to
be available for customers to sort the list.
By default, all available values are included.
For example, the values might include:
Position
Product Name
Price

16. 5.To set the default sort order for the category,
choose the Default Product Listing Sort By value.
6.To change the default layered navigation price
step setting, do the following:
Clear the Use Config Settings checkbox.
Enter the value to be used as an incremental price
step for layered navigation.
7.Tap Save and continue.

18. Step 5: Complete the Search Engine Optimization
Settings
1.Expand the Search Engine Optimization Settings
section.
2. Complete the following meta data for the category:
o Meta Title
o Meta Keywords
o Meta Description

19. Tap Save and continue.

20. Step 6: Choose the Products in Category
1. Expand the Products in Category section. Then,
use one of the following methods to add products to the
category.
2.Use the filters as needed to find the products.
To display all records that are not yet included in the
category, set the record
chooser in the first column to “No”. Then, click Search.
3.In the first column, mark the checkbox of each product
to include in the category. Then save and cont.

22. Step 8: Complete the Design Settings
1. Expand the Design section. Then, do the following:
• To change the design of the category pages, choose the
Theme that you want to apply.
• To change the column layout of the category pages, choose the
Layout that you want to apply.
• To enter custom code, enter valid XML code in the Layout
Update XML box.
To use the same design for product pages, set Apply Design to
Products to the “Yes” position.

23. When complete, tap Save.