Wix Stores: About the Category Page

Important:

This article relates to the new version of Wix Stores product categories. If you don't have a Category page in your store, you're on the previous version. Learn more about the previous version of Wix Stores categories, or migrate to the new category page experience.

The Category page is your store's main page, where customers can browse and explore your product categories. Customizing this page lets you create a design that reflects your store's brand, while helping customers easily find what they’re looking for.

Customizing the page:

Customize the look and function of this page once, and your changes will apply to all categories automatically. This ensures your storefront has a cohesive and professional design.

The header

The header of the Category page displays the image and description you added when you created the category. You can customize each part of the header (e.g. category name, image, description), or remove the entire header for a clean page design that focuses on product images.

About the sidebar

The category sidebar can show 2 components: the vertical category menu and filters. You can display one or both or hide the sidebar entirely.

In the category menu, you can choose which of your active categories to show and customize the order that categories appear. Your store comes with some filter options built-in (which you can display or hide), and you can create custom filters using your categories.

Instead of a vertical category menu, you can display a horizontal one, with or without filters.

Product display

The product display comes with loads of customization options. For example, choose whether you want the product name and price to display one above the other or side by side.

You can add an icon to the 'Add to Cart' button or display it as only an icon. The button can appear under the product or on the product image.

If you display product options, you can limit them to only color swatches. You can also set a limit on the number of colors you display.

Check out the full range of customization option available with the Category page.

FAQs

Click below for answers to common questions about the Category page.

How can customers viewing my site on mobile see the category menu?

The vertical category menu doesn't appear on mobile, but you have the option of displaying your product categories in a horizontal menu.

In addition, it's a good idea to add categories to the site menu to make it easy for customers to access your product categories, no matter what page they are currently viewing.

Learn more about displaying product categories on mobile.

Can I create product subcategories?

We're in the process of releasing the ability to create product subcategories. Learn more about creating product categories and subcategories.

If you don't yet have this capability, you can still display categories in your site menu as subcategories.