Re: Can you assign an item to multiple categories?
Posted
06-23-2016
An item can only be assigned to one category at a time. Would you mind sharing more about why you would want an item in two categories? What type of items do you have? I'd love to better understand your request! Thanks!
I own a multi-vendor boutique and it would definitely help me and my Vendors. Sometimes we have items that can go in multiple categories for increased sales. For example, a handmade scrubber could be in our Kitchen category or it could go in our Beauty category for use as an exfoliating loofah. Another example is our Holiday category could go in pretty much all the other categories as well: Clothing, Toys, Kitchen, Bath & Body, etc. And finally, we have jewelry pouches which goes in our Handbags & Accessories but would be great in Jewelry for an up-sale. We use the Add Vendor feature to figure out Vendor payouts and organize the inventory that way. I will say though that it’s frustrating to have to go to 3 different reports to get all of the information we need to process the Payouts. That area definitely needs attention too.
It would also be useful for reporting. I'd love to run reports on different kinds of categorization. We sell beer. I'd love to categorize it by what it actually is - BEER. I'd also like to categorize and track by style - IPA. And I'm also interested to see the sales counted toward the serving style - GROWLER. There are so many more ways to use this. High or low ABV, dark, barrel aged, etc.
Maybe there could be a 'tag' feature that works independently of category. Then we could create and assign multiple tags for this kind of reporting?
We also need to be able to assign items to multiple categories. We have a brunch menu, dinner menu, and outdoor bar menu that all have some overlap in items. Rather than create 3 of the same item, one for each menu, it would be so much better to be able to assign multiple categories. Now that we are living in COVID-era, we are moving our sales online and encouraging online ordering. This makes having 3 different items all that much more difficult to manage.
This is similar to my use case as well. I have several types of items (necklaces, prints, etc.) that should both appear under their root category (necklace or prints) as well as the category "holiday." Another example would be Jewelry as a category (I have some items that are jewelry sets that would only be listed in this category) as well as Necklaces, Bracelets, etc. Everything in Necklaces and Bracelets would be in Jewelry, but not all jewelry belongs in a subcategory.
Still waiting on this. I have a retail beauty supply store. I need to be able to categorize by product type (shampoo, conditioner etc.) and product brand. In some instances I need brand, line within brand and product type!
I have a food business and want to highlight my vegetarian offerings in its own "Vegetarian" category, while keeping them in their original sandwich category. This will help customers discover items much more effectively! Please add!
