Store Categories Are Here
By Darian Shimy / Mar 01 2018
The online store is a great way to continue the fundraising efforts throughout the school year. A problem we’ve seen is when there are a high number of campaigns, the single storefront page is difficult to navigate.
Today, we are happy to introduce Store Categories. Store categories allow campaigns to be assigned to a category which is displayed on the left sidebar when one visits the store. For example, you can organize your campaigns by:
- Fund (PTA, Ed Fund)
- Program (Athletic Booster, Music Program, etc)
- Function (Field Trips, School Supply Kits, etc)
Campaigns can be added to a store category and still appear in the storefront. This is a great way to show featured campaigns. Store categories are optional. If you only have a few items in your storefront, there really isn’t a need to use them. However, if you are running a few pages of campaigns, it’s time to get organized.
To manage store categories:
- In the Admin, navigate to Store > Store Categories (New)
- Add as many categories as needed
- Then in the Store > Campaigns tab,
- Click the
Viewbutton next to the campaign - Click the
Edit Advanced Settingsbutton - In the Store Options section, select the appropriate store category
Notes:
- A campaign can belong to at most one category
- Store categories without any campaigns are hidden in the store
- Store categories are displayed in alphabetical order
- Store categories are global for the account, they are not school session specific
- The name of the store category supports translations
- Campaigns can be manually sorted on the storefront and each store category page
