How to add a category in Magento

 

All the main categories are displayed on the front end as a horizontal menu. In order to add a new one you should follow the steps below: 

1. Enter the Magento admin panel. To do this, type "admin" after your domain name in the address bar 
2. Now click the "Catalog" button in the main menu and select "Manage Categories" 
3. Here you can see all the categories used in the store. As you can see, all the categories are stored in "Default Category". Select it. 
4. Now let's actually add a new category. Click "Add Subcategory". 
5. Enter the category name 
6. Specify if you want it to be active or inactive 
        a) The active category names are black in the list and they are visible at the front end. 
        b) The inactive category names are grey in the list and invisible. You can use inactive categories in case you don't want to offer some specific goods at the moment but you’ll need them later. 
7. Enter the category description 
8. Select and upload the category image. It will appear on the front end of each category between the category name and the content. 
9. Select "Yes" or "No" from the "Is Anchor" drop-down menu. Anchored categories will display all the products associated with all child categories in that category. 
10. Using the "Category Products" tab you can assign some products to the created category 
11. Open the "Custom Design" tab. Using this tab you can assign the store design to any specific category. 
12. When you’re finished configuring your new category click the "Save Category" button. 
13. The category has been saved. 

If you want to create a new subcategory you should select the category and click the "Add Subcategory" button. It will be displayed as a drop down menu for the selected category.