Configuring OsCommerce - OsCommerce Adding Categories

All the products in your store will be placed inside the directory Catalog/Categories/Products section. Category Folders are setup in this section of the admin to hold your products. You can have as many Category Folders as you need listing them in the main "Top" section or listing under other Category Folders.

Step 1
To setup a new category folder for your products you open Admin End click Category →New Category button in the center of the window to create a new category folder.

Step 2
You have these options for the Category Folder:

• Category Name

• Category Image

• Sort Order

Type in a Category Name. The Category Name is limited to 32 characters . Next is the Category Image which allows an image to be uploaded for that Category. A sort order can be set by typing a number in the "Sort Order" box. If a sort order is left blank, the category folders will line up alphabetically.

Step 3
To edit a category folder, click on the "i" with the circle around it to the right of each Category Listing.
To put products inside of the Category Folder click on the yellow folder graphic to the left of each Category which will get you inside that Category. This is where products are entered and listed.

Step 4

After a Category has been created it may be necessary to move it to another Category Folder.
To move a category folder, click the "i" with a circle around it to the right of that Category Folder to highlight that folder and choose the "move" button on the right. There is a drop down menu to the right of the arrow which says:
"Move folder name to:"
Choose a new folder to move the Category Folder into or choose "Top" to make it a main Category Folder.