▶️ Create product categories

1. Understand Taxonomies

• In StoreConnect, each store uses a taxonomy to organize product categories.

• A taxonomy is essentially the root structure that contains all your product categories.

• When your store is first created, a default taxonomy is also created.

• If you create additional stores, you’ll need to manually create a new taxonomy for each.

2. Access Your Store’s Taxonomy

• In Salesforce, open the StoreConnect App.

• Go to StoreConnect Navigation > Configuration > Stores.

• Select your store and scroll to the Key Relationships tab.

• Under Taxonomies, click on the existing taxonomy to manage it.

3. Create a New Product Category

• Inside the taxonomy record, scroll to Categories Belonging to This Taxonomy.

• Click New to create a new category:

  • Enter a name (e.g., “Toys”, “Apparel”).

  • Make sure it’s assigned to the correct taxonomy.

• Click Save.

Once saved, this category will appear in the menu header of your website automatically (after a refresh), even if it contains no products yet.

4. Add Child Categories (Optional)

• To create subcategories, open an existing category (e.g., All Products).

• Scroll to Children of This Category and click New.

• Select the new category you created earlier to nest it as a child.

• Click Save.

Parent categories display all products assigned to both themselves and their child categories.

5. Assign Products to Categories

• Open any product record (e.g., Steve Plushy).

• Scroll to Categories Containing This Product.

• Remove it from old categories (if needed) and add it to the new category or subcategory.

• Click Save.

Now the product will appear in both the subcategory and its parent category if applicable.

6. Verify on the Website

• Go to your live StoreConnect storefront.

• Refresh the page to see:

  • New categories in the main menu.

  • Products listed on the pages of their assigned categories and subcategories.