How do i add a category to my miva merchant store?

Answer by: George Kaloyanov, Aplus.Net Knowledge Base Support.

You can group similar products of your Miva Storefront in a category. Each category will appear in the Store Category Tree on the left side of your Miva Merchant Store.  Each category is defined by a code and a name. Categories can have sub-categories, to further organize your products.

Important: The following screenshots and instructions apply to Unix-based, eCommerce Unix plans using Miva 5.

1. Login into your Miva Admin Panel at http://yourdomain.com/mm5/admin.mvc using the Main FTP Username and FTP Password of your eCommerce Unix shared hosting plan.

Note: If you are in the Simple Administration mode switch to Advanced Administration mode

2. Expand the Stores menu.

3. Then, expand your Miva Store.

4. Click the Add link located next to Categories.

5. Enter the new Category details:
1. Category code: Enter a code for your category. The code can include letters and numbers, up to 50 characters.
2. Category name: Enter a name for your category. The name can include letters and numbers, up to 100 characters. The category name appears as a link in the category tree of your Miva Store.
3. Parent Category: Enter the code of an existing category, if your new category is supposed to be a sub-category. Enter the code directly or use the Look Up button to search for all available category codes.
4. Active Checkbox: If the Active Checkbox is selected, the category will be displayed in the category tree. Otherwise, it will be invisible to your store visitors. If you make a category inactive, all products that are associated with it and belong to multiple categories, will still appear in other categories set as active.

6. Click Add to create the category or click Add+ to create the category and start creating a new one.

Additional Options:

• Category Title: If you specify an image here, it will replace the category name text. It will be displayed above the products and below the category header. The category name text will be displayed as screentip when the mouse is pointed at the image.
• Category Tree: If you specify an image here, it will replace the category name text in the Category Tree. The category name text will be displayed as screentip when the mouse is pointed at the image.
• Header & Footer: Each category has its unique header and footer. HTML format is supported.
• Products: This tab will appear once the category is created. Use this tab to assign existing products to the selected category.

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