{"id":885,"date":"2025-12-19T10:11:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T09:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=885"},"modified":"2026-02-04T13:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:05:34","slug":"the-importance-and-way-of-adding-product-categories-in-woocommerce-on-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/the-importance-and-way-of-adding-product-categories-in-woocommerce-on-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance and Way of Adding Product Categories in WooCommerce on WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A well-organized product structure in an online store is crucial for positioning and convenience of shopping. One of the basic elements that organize products in WooCommerce on WordPress is product categories. In this article, we&#8217;ll discuss why categories are so important and how you can add and manage them effectively in WooCommerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/the-importance-and-way-of-adding-product-categories-in-woocommerce-on-wordpress\/#Why_are_product_categories_important_in_WooCommerce\" >Why are product categories important in WooCommerce?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/the-importance-and-way-of-adding-product-categories-in-woocommerce-on-wordpress\/#Difference_Between_Categories_and_Tags_in_WooCommerce\" >Difference Between Categories and Tags in WooCommerce<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/the-importance-and-way-of-adding-product-categories-in-woocommerce-on-wordpress\/#How_to_add_product_categories_in_WooCommerce\" >How to add product categories in WooCommerce?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/the-importance-and-way-of-adding-product-categories-in-woocommerce-on-wordpress\/#Adding_categories_from_the_admin_panel\" >Adding categories from the admin panel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/the-importance-and-way-of-adding-product-categories-in-woocommerce-on-wordpress\/#Add_categories_when_you_create_a_new_product\" >Add categories when you create a new product<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/the-importance-and-way-of-adding-product-categories-in-woocommerce-on-wordpress\/#How_do_I_manage_product_categories\" >How do I manage product categories?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/the-importance-and-way-of-adding-product-categories-in-woocommerce-on-wordpress\/#Good_practices_for_product_categories\" >Good practices for product categories<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_are_product_categories_important_in_WooCommerce\"><\/span>Why are product categories important in WooCommerce?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Product categories help to organize the assortment of an online store. Here are some reasons why you might want to use categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Better navigation<\/strong> \u2013 Customers can easily browse the products they are interested in by clicking on the relevant categories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SEO<\/strong> \u2013 Well-organized categories help search engines index your store better, which affects positioning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Store structure<\/strong> \u2013 Categorizing products allows them to be grouped logically, which makes the store more transparent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Filtering and sorting<\/strong> \u2013 Categories make it easy to filter products by specific criteria.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Difference_Between_Categories_and_Tags_in_WooCommerce\"><\/span>Difference Between Categories and Tags in WooCommerce<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-761386631\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similar to blog posts, categories and tags are used to organize products, but they have different uses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Categories<\/strong> \u2013 They have a wider reach and are the main product divisions (e.g., &#8220;Electronics,&#8221; &#8220;Apparel,&#8221; &#8220;Footwear&#8221;).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tags<\/strong> \u2013 Refer to detailed product features (e.g., &#8220;black&#8221;, &#8220;cotton&#8221;, &#8220;gift&#8221;).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, for a clothing store, &#8220;T-shirts&#8221; can be a category, and &#8220;cotton&#8221;, &#8220;printed&#8221;, &#8220;men&#8217;s&#8221; can be tags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_add_product_categories_in_WooCommerce\"><\/span>How to add product categories in WooCommerce?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adding categories in WooCommerce is simple, and there are several ways to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_categories_from_the_admin_panel\"><\/span>Adding categories from the admin panel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>&#8220;Products&#8221;<\/strong> &gt; <strong>&#8220;Categories&#8221;.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter a name for the category, such as &#8220;Sports Shoes.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optionally, enter <strong>&#8220;Slug&#8221;<\/strong> (friendly URL) and select a parent category if it exists.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a description of the category (optional).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>&#8220;Add New Category&#8221;.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Add_categories_when_you_create_a_new_product\"><\/span>Add categories when you create a new product<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>&#8220;Products&#8221;<\/strong> &gt; <strong>&#8220;Add New&#8221;.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the side panel, find the <strong>&#8220;Product categories&#8221;<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>&#8220;Add New Category&#8221;.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter a name for the category and optionally select a parent category.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirm by clicking <strong>&#8220;Add New Category&#8221;.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_manage_product_categories\"><\/span>How do I manage product categories?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WooCommerce allows you to edit and delete existing product categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>&#8220;Products&#8221;<\/strong> &gt; <strong>&#8220;Categories&#8221;.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You&#8217;ll see a list of all the product categories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To edit a category, hover over its name and click <strong>&#8220;Edit.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To remove a category, click <strong>&#8220;Remove.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-onethird-callout-box onethird-callout-wrap\"><div class=\"onethird-callout onethird-callout--warn\" style=\"--ot-bg:#FFEAE9;--ot-border:#F8D0D0;--ot-text:#6F7C88;--ot-title:#384048;--ot-body:#6F7C88;--ot-icon:#384048;border-radius:6px;padding:16px\"><div class=\"onethird-callout__head\"><span class=\"onethird-callout__icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#384048\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M12 3 2.5 20.5h19L12 3z\"><\/path><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#384048\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M12 9v5\"><\/path><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#384048\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M12 17h.01\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"onethird-callout__title\">Remark<\/div><\/div><div class=\"onethird-callout__body\">Deleting a category doesn&#8217;t delete the products that belonged to it. Products will be automatically assigned to the default category.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"onethird-callout__separator\" style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Good_practices_for_product_categories\"><\/span>Good practices for product categories<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to effectively use product categories, it is worth following a few rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Avoid excessive categories<\/strong> \u2013 Too many categories can create chaos. Limit yourself to the main product groups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Category hierarchy<\/strong> \u2013 Create parent and child categories to make the store structure clear.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SEO Optimization<\/strong> \u2013 Use keywords in category names.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Consistency<\/strong> \u2013 Categories should reflect the overall assortment of the store.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","manualknowledgebasecat":[25,58],"manual_kb_tag":[1382,1383,1384,190,1385,198,1386,571,1387,587,1388,1174,1389,1365,1390,1367,1391,1368,1392,1370,1371,1372,1373,1381],"class_list":["post-885","manual_kb","type-manual_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","manualknowledgebasecat-hosting","manualknowledgebasecat-web-applications-cms","manual_kb_tag-adding-product-categories","manual_kb_tag-product-organization","manual_kb_tag-store-structure","manual_kb_tag-wordpress","manual_kb_tag-shop-navigation","manual_kb_tag-woocommerce","manual_kb_tag-product-filtering","manual_kb_tag-online-store","manual_kb_tag-category-optimization","manual_kb_tag-blog","manual_kb_tag-product-tags","manual_kb_tag-admin-panel","manual_kb_tag-category-description","manual_kb_tag-search-engine-optimization","manual_kb_tag-product-taxonomy","manual_kb_tag-category-hierarchy","manual_kb_tag-product-assortment","manual_kb_tag-add-categories","manual_kb_tag-ecommerce-management","manual_kb_tag-category-management","manual_kb_tag-default-category","manual_kb_tag-category-slug","manual_kb_tag-parent-category","manual_kb_tag-product-categories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/manual_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4021,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/885\/revisions\/4021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manualknowledgebasecat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manualknowledgebasecat?post=885"},{"taxonomy":"manual_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb_tag?post=885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}