How to Create Product Categories in PhotoBiz ECommerce

How to Create and Manage Product Categories in PhotoBiz ECommerce

Overview

Product Categories in PhotoBiz ECommerce help you organize related products into groups that are easier to manage and use throughout your account. Categories can be used with Product Blocks on your website and with Price Lists for Client Galleries.

You can create categories based on the type of photography or sales workflow you offer, such as Sports Products, Senior Products, Wedding Products, or Holiday Products.

This guide walks you through creating a Product Category, adding an optional category image, reviewing SEO settings, and managing your categories after they are created.

How Product Categories Are Used

Product Categories give you a way to organize the individual products you create in PhotoBiz ECommerce.

You can use Product Categories with:

Product Blocks: Display products and Product Categories on your PhotoBiz website.
Price Lists: Organize products available for purchase through Client Galleries.
ECommerce management: Keep a large product catalog organized by session type, customer group, season, or another workflow that makes sense for your business.

For instructions on displaying products on your website, see How to Use Product Blocks

For instructions on creating a Price List for Client Galleries, see How Do I Create a New Price List?

STEP ONE

Log into your PhotoBiz account and click ECOMMERCE in the left-side menu to open the ECommerce Dashboard.

STEP TWO

Hover over SELL ONLINE at the top of the ECommerce Dashboard and click PRODUCTS.

This opens the Products area, where you can manage Product Categories and individual products.

STEP THREE

Click NEW CATEGORY to begin creating a new Product Category.

STEP FOUR

Enter a name for your new Product Category in the NAME field.

Choose a clear name that helps you organize related products, such as Sports Products, Senior Products, Wedding Products, Holiday Products, or Studio Specials.

Click ADD CATEGORY to create the Product Category.

STEP FIVE

After you create the Product Category, PhotoBiz opens the category DETAILS screen.

From here, you can update the category name and add an optional CATEGORY IMAGE. Click UPLOAD to add a new image, CLIPBOARD to choose an image already available in your account, or STOCK IMAGES to select an available stock image.

You can also enter ALT TEXT that describes the category image. Alt Text improves accessibility and helps search engines understand the content of the image.

Click SAVE CHANGES when you are finished.

STEP SIX

Click SEO & SEARCH to review the SEO settings for your Product Category.

By default, AUTO-SEO is selected. PhotoBiz automatically creates the PAGE TITLE, META DESCRIPTION, and META KEYWORDS based on the category information.

If you want to enter your own SEO information, select CUSTOM and update the available SEO fields.

Click SAVE CHANGES when you are finished.

FINAL STEP

Click GO BACK to return to the Products area after you have finished configuring your Product Category.

Your category is now ready for you to add products to it or use with your existing products. You can use Product Categories with Product Blocks on your website and when setting up Price Lists for Client Galleries.

Choosing Product Category Names

Product Categories are organizational groups, rather than individual items for sale. Choose names that describe how you want to group related products in your business.

Examples may include:

Sports Products
Senior Products
Wedding Products
School Products
Holiday Products
Studio Specials
Event Products

Using clear category names can make your product catalog easier to manage, especially if you offer different products for different types of photography.

Category Images

Adding a category image is optional. Category images can be used when Product Categories are displayed through Product Blocks on your website.

Choose an image that clearly represents the category. For example, a Sports Products category could use an image related to your sports photography offerings.

You can return to the category DETAILS screen at any time to replace the image, update its Alt Text, or remove it.

Auto-SEO and Custom SEO

PhotoBiz uses AUTO-SEO by default for Product Categories. This is a convenient option if you do not need to write custom metadata for each category.

If you select CUSTOM, you can manually control the category's:

Page Title
Meta Description
Meta Keywords

Use custom SEO information when you want the metadata to more specifically describe the category and the products associated with it.

Managing Existing Product Categories

Return to ECOMMERCE → SELL ONLINE → PRODUCTS whenever you need to manage your Product Categories.

From the Products area, you can:

Edit an existing category.
Change the category name.
Add or replace the category image.
Update Alt Text.
Change SEO settings.
Move products between categories.
Create additional categories.
Delete categories you no longer need.

You do not need to recreate a product if you want to reorganize your catalog. Existing products can be moved to another Product Category.

Deleting a Product Category

You cannot delete a Product Category while products are still assigned to it.

Before deleting a category, move its products to another category or delete the products you no longer need. Once the category is empty, you can delete it from the Products area.

Using Product Categories on Your Website

Product Categories can be used with Product Blocks to organize and display products on your PhotoBiz website.

The way categories and products appear depends on the Product Block and layout settings you choose.

For complete instructions, see How to Use Product Blocks.

Using Product Categories With Client Galleries

Product Categories can also be used when setting up Price Lists for Client Galleries. Price Lists control which products your clients can purchase while ordering from a Client Gallery event.

This allows you to organize your ECommerce products into categories and build Price Lists appropriate for different types of sessions or clients.

For complete instructions, see How Do I Create a New Price List?.

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