How to Organize Store Products: Navigation and Category Management Guide
Store products can be displayed in four key areas:
- Store pages - Collections of products with key details (title, price, availability)
- Product details pages - Individual product pages with variants, images, and "Add to Cart" button
- Product blocks - Single product displays that can be added to any page
- Summary blocks - Customizable product collections filtered by tags/categories
Best Practices for Organization:
- Use clear, descriptive page names like "Shop" or "Store"
- Add detailed SEO titles and descriptions
- Place store pages prominently in navigation
Rearranging Products:
- Open store page
- Click "All"
- Drag products to reorder
- Use "..." menu to:
- Edit details
- Send to top/bottom
- Move to different pages
Categories and Subcategories:
- Add up to 1,000 categories/subcategories
- Create nested submenus up to 3 levels deep
- Categories appear as navigation links
- Can be displayed at page top or in sidebar
- Hide seasonal categories as needed
To Manage Categories:
- Open Pages panel
- Click Categories
- Enter category name
- Add subcategories via "..." menu
- Drag to reorder
Tips for Product Organization:
- Use separate Store pages for broad groups
- Create logical category hierarchies
- Add category dropdowns to main navigation
- Optimize product descriptions for SEO
- Use tags for additional filtering
- Consider mobile navigation experience
Additional Organization Tools:
- Tag cloud blocks
- Archive blocks
- Image clickthrough URLs
- Category/tag linking
- Navigation dropdowns
Ensure proper categorization and intuitive navigation to help customers find products easily and increase sales potential.