Catalog & InventoryBeginner
Organizing Catalog: Hierarchical Categories & Smart Collections
Structure your catalog with nested category trees and create automated promotional collections like 'Summer Sale' or 'New Arrivals'.
3 min readUpdated: 2026-09-18
Key Takeaways & Learning Goals
- Build parent and sub-category trees for intuitive storefront navigation.
- Create manual collections or automated condition-based collections.
- Assign custom banner images and SEO descriptions to each category page.
Setting Up Categories
Go to Admin Console → Categories. Create top-level categories (e.g. 'Men', 'Women', 'Living') and nest sub-categories (e.g. 'Men → Footwear → Formal Shoes'). Products assigned to sub-categories inherit parent category breadcrumbs automatically.