Add & Edit Recommended Categories

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Recommended categories are themed categories that you want to highlight to inspire creators' promotional activities. This section is completely customizable and the first 4 active categories will appear on the Dashboard.

Products in this category update in real time, ensuring the latest updates are instantly displayed to creators.

Add a recommended category

You can create a recommended category by specifying a category name and search string. E.g., Trading Cards → Trading%20Cards . You can also assign an image and ranking to the category (remember the first 4 positioned categories are displayed on the dashboard).

1. In the upper-right corner, select your <Name> [Drop-down] → Admin.

2. From the left navigation menu, select Product catalogs, then navigate to the Recommended categories section.

3. [Toggle on] the Recommended categories section.

4. Select Add Category.

5. Give the category a name and an optional description.

6. Paste the search string for the category you want to create.

Get the category search string

1. Navigate to your products page.

2. Apply a product, brand, or price filter relating to your category.

3. Navigate to the URL bar and copy the query string after the ?search= parameter.

   • Example: https://acme.creator.com/products/catalog?search=Tool%2BAccessories

1. Upload a suitable image that fits your category.

2. Below Position, order the category by rank from left to right with 0 being the leftmost category. The first 4 positions (0-3) will be displayed on the dashboard.

3. Optionally, [Toggle off] to hide the category.

4. Select Create.

Edit recommended categories

Disable the section

• In the Recommended categories section, [Toggle off] to hide the entire section.

Edit the section name

Edit an individual Recommended Category