# Categories

> Group products into categories and sub-categories, give each a picture, banner and SEO text, and control the order they appear in.

Product: NijeesWeb online store builder · Source: https://www.nijeesweb.com/docs/ecommerce/products/categories · Updated 2026-10-06

Categories are how customers browse your store — *Women*, *Men*, *Sarees*, *Kurtas*. A product can be in several categories, and a category can sit inside another one.

![The categories list](https://www.nijeesweb.com/marketing/img/docs/ecommerce/admin/categories-1200.webp "Categories: each with its picture, status, and edit and delete buttons")

## Add a category

1. Go to **Products → Categories** and select **Add New**.
2. Fill in:
   - **Parent Category** — leave as *Select* for a top-level category, or choose one to make this a sub-category (*Sarees* inside *Women*).
   - **Title** *(required)* — the name customers see. It also sets the address: *Silk Sarees* is shown at `yourdomain/categories/silk-sarees`.
   - **Description** — a line or two about the category, shown on its page.
   - **Image** *(required)* — the picture on category cards. Upload one or use **Select from Media Folder**.
   - **Banner Type** — **Image** or **Video** for the wide banner at the top of the category's page, then **Upload Image** or **Upload Video**.
   - **Meta Information** — switch on to write the category's own **Meta Title**, **Meta Description**, **Meta Keywords** and **Custom Meta Tags** for search engines. Fill in all four: they are used only when **Custom Meta Tags** is filled too (a harmless `<meta name="robots" content="index, follow">` will do).
   - **Status** — **Active** to show it.
3. Select **Submit**.

![Creating a category](https://www.nijeesweb.com/marketing/img/docs/ecommerce/admin/category-new-1200.webp "Create Category: parent, title, description, image, banner and SEO")

## Where categories appear

- **`yourdomain/categories`** lists your top-level categories.
- **`yourdomain/categories/your-category`** shows the category's banner, description and products, with filters and sorting.
- On any page, the **Categories** element shows category cards, and the **Products** element can show one category's products — see [Store elements](https://www.nijeesweb.com/docs/ecommerce/design/store-elements).
- In your menus: add a link to a category under **Layout → Menu Links**.

## Order and visibility

- **Drag the rows** to set the order categories are listed in.
- Set a category to **Inactive** to hide it. Its products stay on the store and remain reachable through other categories and search.

## Putting products in a category

On the product form, open **Categorisation** and add the category under **Category**. A product can be in as many categories as you like — a silk saree can be in both *Sarees* and *Wedding Collection*.

## Common questions

### Can I delete a category that has products?
Yes, but check those products first: a product whose only category is deleted is no longer listed under any category. Move them to another category before deleting.

### How deep can sub-categories go?
Keep to two levels — *Women → Sarees* — for menus that are easy to use on a phone.