What are Dynamic Categories?

Dynamic Categories create automated categories based on other categories and/or settings e.g. Whats New, Summer Essentials etc. 

The implementations team will need to assist you to create Dynamic Categories so please contact helpdesk@magico.com if you would like to set up a Dynamic Category.

Steps to Create a Dynamic Category (please note that only your Implementation team can do this)

1. Log in as Website Admin – And select Website from the menu bar
2. Navigate to a page that you want to convert into a dynamic category and click EDIT CATEGORY at the top of the page.
3. The left sidebar will open – click ADVANCED SETTINGS to open up the following optional settings:
• NOTE: To find out a category, brand or filter’s code number, go into the CATEGORIES & NAVIGATION screens and take down the Code field beside the category/brand/filter.
• Filter Codes – You can enter a list of filter code numbers separated by commas to have these filters automatically applied
• Category Codes – You can enter a list of code numbers separated by commas to select the categories that this category is made of.
• Product Codes – You can enter a list of product codes separated by commas to specify the products to display in this page and their sort order (the product codes entered at the start are shown at the top of the product list)
4. Under Automated Category, you can select an automated category from the following list:
• Brands – this is discussed in a separate article for how to set up BRANDS in the main menu bar
• New – this is discussed in a separate article for how to set up NEW IN in the main menu bar
• Sale – this automatically displays all products that have a discount or promotion applied to them
• Clearance – this automatically displays all products marked for CLEARANCE
• Further Reduced – this automatically displays all products marked for FURTHER REDUCED
• Online Exclusive – this automatically displays all products marked for ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
• Best Seller – this automatically displays all products marked for BEST SELLER
5. Click PREVIEW to preview what the category would look like.
6. Click SAVE once you are happy with the previewed products.