Product category base

Hello!

I understand you would like to know why you can not use shop as a category base?

For us to get a better idea about your site’s setup, please provide a copy of your System Status: You can find it via WooCommerce > Status. Select “Get system report” and then “Copy for support”.?

In order to add categories and subcategories to your site, you can follow these steps below:

Take a look at your shop page settings, make sure they are configured correctly.
Go to Appearance > Customize > WooCommerce > Product Catalog
– Shop page display = Show categories
– Category display = Show subcategories

To create a parent category:
Dashboard > Products > Categories > Add new category
– Name: Add your name
– Slug: Add the slug’s name
– Parent Category: none

To create a sub category:
– Name: MySubCategory
– Slug: MySubCategorySlug
– Parent Category: YourParentCategory

This will help to create a category structure. Please note that categories will need to have products already added and linked to them, that way WooCommerce will display those categories.

You can learn more about it in our documentation below:
https://woocommerce.com/document/managing-product-taxonomies/

I hope this points you in the right direction.

Hello @ihereira,
Thank you very much for your help. It is very important for me!

1) You got it right. I have a problem with exactly this:
I understand you would like to know why you can not use shop as a category base?
Product category base = ’shop’
The question is only in the URL’s.
I already have:
/shop/
/shop/category_name/product_name/
/shop/category_name/subcategory_name/product_name/

I need:
/shop/category_name/
/shop/category_name/subcategory_name/

2) System Status I placed at the end of the post
3) Creating categories and subcategories is fine, thanks for your clarification.

Best Regards, Wlodz Mur

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Hi @iwpresss,

Thanks for the system status.

Why can’t I use the word shop (Settings/Permalinks/Optional) as Product category base?

What I see is that you’re using /shop/%product_cat%/ as a custom base for product permalinks and if you add shop to the product category base that generates a conflict.

I’d suggest keeping shop for the product category base and changing the product permalinks custom base to the default product.

Alternatively, you could use a plugin like Custom Permalinks for WooCommerce to change permalinks structure in a way that works for you.

Best regards.

Hi @rainfallnixfig,

Thanks for your reply.
It is very unfortunate that such a combination of parameters leads to a conflict. I’ll try to use your advice regarding the Custom Permalinks for WooCommerce plugin. Thanks again!

Best regards.

Hi there @iwpresss ??

I’ll try to use your advice regarding the Custom Permalinks for WooCommerce plugin. Thanks again!

You are welcome. I’ll go ahead with closing this thread now; feel free to open a new one, if needed.

Hi there @anastas10s,

OK thanks.