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Wix Stores: Displaying Product Categories in Your Site Menu

Important:

We are in the process of releasing the ability to create subcategories to stores that have the Category page. These subcategories can be displayed in the Category page menu.
We suggest also adding categories to your site menu.

Make sure your site visitors have easy access to your store's categories by setting up your site's menu to display them. This way, customers can see what you offer no matter what site page they are currently viewing.

Screenshot of a sample site menu with subcategories in a Wix site with Wix Stores

Creating subcategories in sites with the Category Page

Important:

Wix is in the process of releasing a new Category Page which is not yet available to all. If you have the new Category Page, you'll see it in your editor, in Pages & Menu on the left.

To create a site menu with product categories and subcategories, start by adding each of the individual categories to the menu. In the next step, you'll nest some of the categories under the main ones.

Before you begin:

Create all the categories and subcategories you want to display.

To create a site menu with submenu items:

Follow the instructions below for the type of site menu you're using:

Create subcategories using the regular site menu (Wix Editor only)

Click Pages and Menu
on the left side of the editor.
Select Site Menu.
Click Add Menu Item on the bottom and select Link.
Select Page on the left.
Select Category Page from the Which page? drop-down.
Select the relevant category or subcategory from the Which item? drop-down.
Click Done.
Repeat to add all the categories and subcategories you need.
Drag a category under and to the right of the categories you want to place it under.

Learn more about adding links to non-advanced site menus.

Create subcategories using the advanced menus

Click the menu in your Editor.
Click Manage Menu.
Click + Add Menu Item at the bottom of the panel.
Select Link.
Click Page on the left.
Select Category Page from the Which Page? drop-down.
Select the category you want to display from the Which item? drop-down.
Click Done.
Repeat to add all the categories you need to build your menu.
Make a category into a subcategory:
1. Move the category you want to make into a subcategory under the main category (e.g. Move "Bath & Spa" under the "Beauty" category).
2. Click the More Actions icon
  next to menu item you want to make into a subcategory.
3. Select Move under item name.

Learn more about adding links to advanced menus.

Create subcategories using a mega menu

To give your menu a more professional look, you can add a mega menu. This lets you connect a container to your menu item, to which you can add text links to product categories, text, buttons, images, and more.

Screenshot of a site's menu with a mega menu open

Learn how to:

Creating subcategories in sites without the Category Page

To create subcategories in the site menu, first create site pages displaying your categories and subcategories. Next, add them to the site menu and drag them to create subcategories. Learn more about managing menu items in:

Wix Editor:
- Regular menus
- Advanced menus
Studio Editor menus

FAQs

Click a question below to learn more about displaying subcategories.

Can I create an index page with an image and name linking to each category?

Yes. You can use the Wix Pro Gallery to create an index page that displays each of your categories.

Wix Stores: Displaying Product Categories in Your Site Menu

Can I use filters to display subcategories in the Category Page?

Yes, you can organize your category filters so they display subcategories that are relevant for each of your categories.

In the example, the merchant created categories for Women and Men, and displayed them in the category list. In addition, they created many other active categories for use as subcategories (e.g. dresses, pants, ties, trousers, etc.). These don't appear in the category list.

Next, they enabled category filters in the Editor, selecting all the categories they want to use as subcategories.

When customers click to view the Women's category, they'll automatically see only filters that contain products that are also included in the "Women" category.