Additional categories and subcategories help you to better organize the products that your E-commerce website offers. In this tutorial we will show you how to create new categories and subcategories, from the osCommerce Admin Panel.

Add a New Category:

1. Login to the Admin Panel for osCommerce.
2. Click the +Catalog button on the left side.
3. Select the Categories/Products link under the Catalog menu.
4. Select the +New Category button.
   
   Several fields will show up to the right:
   
   

   Option	Description
   Category Name:	Enter a name for your category here, such as Books, or New Products. In the image above, you will see the existing categories: Hardware, Software, DVD Movies, and Gadgets.
   Category Image	Click the browse button to upload an image to display for this category. This is not required to create a new category.
   Sort Order	You can enter a number here to organize your list. The lowest number will display on the top of the Categories / Products list.

   After making your selections click the Save button that is below the fields. It will then list your new category under the Categories / Products section.
   

 Add a New Sub Category:
A sub-category is a category within a category, for example: Hardware is my category, and inside that category are the subcategories: CDROM DRIVES, Graphics Cards, Keyboards.

5. Click the Folder Image to the right of the category you want to create a subcategory of.
   
   
6. Select the +New Category button.
   
   Several fields will show up to the right, select your options:
   
   

   Option	Description
   Category Name:	Enter a name for your sub-category here.
   Category Image	Click the Browse button to upload an image to display for this sub category. This is not required to create a new sub-category.
   Sort Order	You can enter a number here to organize your list. The lowest number will display on the top of the Categories / Products list.

   After making your selections click the Save button that is below the fields. You will now see your new sub-category listed under Categories / Products, and in your e-commerce store.
   

Congratulations, now you are able to create new categories and subcategories in your osCommerce e-store! In the next tutorial in our osCommerce Educational series will cover