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Product Categories

Product categories decide how users browse your products, and they affect the home-page category module, product-list filtering, and SEO links. On a new site, start with the main categories — don't go too granular at once.

Create a category​

In the site admin, open:

Products -> Categories

Click the plus to create a category. Categories can be multi-level, and the six-dot handle on the left lets you drag to reorder.

AllinCMS product category management - the left category tree and right editing panel show name, slug, description, and cover, used to create and adjust product categories

Set the slug​

The slug is the English identifier in a category link. After entering a name, the system may auto-generate a slug — but always review it.

Good:

Category name: Wireless Earphones
Slug: wireless-earphones

Avoid:

Slug: 1780400083056
Slug: chanpin
Slug: fenlei1

A clear slug lets users and search engines understand what the link is.

After saving, go to the front-end product page /products, click the category, and copy the link from the browser address bar.

A category link usually looks like:

https://www.allincms.com/products?category=wireless-earphones

You can reuse this link later for nav menus, button targets, and home-page modules.

AllinCMS front-end category link - clicking a category on the product list page shows the category parameter in the address bar, used to copy the category link

Tips for new users​

  • Start with 2 to 3 main categories.
  • Put 2 representative products in each category first.
  • Use English your target customers understand for category names.
  • Don't launch with temporary slugs like fenlei1 or test.