Edit Category

Clicking the “edit” button in the “edit category” column of the Categories Setup page gives you the opportunity to make changes to an existing category. The settings for this page are explained below:

This is order in which the category will be displayed relative to all other categories on the same level.

If you would like to limit this category to only "classified ads" or "auctions" listings, click the appropriate radio button. When a user attempts to list an item in this category, your choice here will their only option. Otherwise, leave the default setting to allow both types of listings.

If you would like to display an icon (image) in front of this category's name, enter the absolute or relative path (URL) to that image in this field.

This link will take you to a page where you can edit which fields that will be "used" and "displayed" specifically for this category. By default, all fields specified under the LISTING SETUP > FIELDS TO USE menu of the admin will be applied to this category. However, you can override these site-wide settings with any changes you make here. This is explained in further detail within the Category Specific Fields section of this User Manual. You cannot create new 'fields' in this section. You can only set these fields to "use" and "display. If you want to add fields into the system for this category, you can do so by entering "category questions".

NOTE: Please remember that all changes you make through this area of the admin will take precedence over any site-wide settings you have made under the LISTING SETUP > FIELDS TO USE menu FOR THIS CATEGORY ONLY.

This link will take you to a page where you can edit the Listing Durations offered to users when they place a listing within this category. In other words, you can override the site wide default settings that are set up within the LISTING SETUP > LISTING DURATIONS menu of the admin. This is explained in further detail within the Category Listing Durations section of this User Manual.

NOTE: Please remember that all changes you make through this area of the admin will take precedence over any site-wide settings you have made under the LISTING SETUP > LISTING DURATIONS menu FOR THIS CATEGORY ONLY.

This link will take you to a page where you can edit the template that is assigned to this particular category. In other words, you can override the site wide default template that is assigned to all categories with a specific template for this category's Listing Display Page and Browsing Page.

NOTE: Please remember that all changes you make through this area of the admin will take precedence over any template settings you have assigned to the Listing Display Pages under the PAGES MANAGEMENT > BROWSING LISTINGS > LISTING DISPLAY PAGE menu FOR THIS CATEGORY ONLY.

This link will take you to a page where you can add specific questions (fields) to this particular category. When the seller lists an item within a category that has 'category questions' set up, they will see questions pertaining to their particular item such as 'color', 'size', etc.