Importing Categories

Importing Categories

Using the import/export feature in Shopit, you can now import your category listing quickly and simply, before rearranging it later.

Create your Categories List 

  1. Create a simple spreadsheet.
  2. The first line will be ignored as Shopit expects this to be 'Category Name' or something similar.
  3. List all your category names
  4. If you enter them as though they are nested, it will make reordering them easier later



Importing your Category List

  1. Go to Settings > Import/Export > Import Categories
  2. Choose the Sales Channel you wish to import them into
  3. Browse and attach the css file
  4. Import


Reordering the results

Shopit doesn't automatically indent / nest the categories relationally. Our drag and drop system makes it easy though to now order those categories

Unordered after initial import:



After using the drag and drop feature to reorder your categories:



The numbers in brackets next to the category title indicate the Category ID - used for importing. To see what items are contained within each category, hover over the category and click the Prioritise Products button.


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