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# Categories

A category tree is the hierarchy that organises the products in your store. It starts with broad categories at the top and becomes more specific as you move down, which is how customers browse their way to what they want.

Here is an example of a category tree:

* Clothing
  * Men's Clothing
    * Shirts
      * T-Shirts
      * Dress Shirts
    * Pants
      * Jeans
      * Dress Pants
  * Women's Clothing
    * Dresses
      * Evening Dresses
  * Kids' Clothing

In this example the top-level category is Clothing, divided into Men's, Women's and Kids' Clothing. Each of those is divided further into categories such as Shirts, Pants and Dresses, and those into more specific subcategories again.

### Adding a Category

1. Click on Catalogue > Categories
2. Select the Create button
3. Enter the category details, including its name and where it sits in the tree
4. Click the Save button
5. Open your storefront and check the category appears in your navigation as expected

{% hint style="info" %}
Keep your tree as shallow as it can reasonably be. Every extra level is another click between a customer and a product, and deep trees are harder to browse on a phone.
{% endhint %}

Category artwork is sized under Store Settings > Image Sizes > Category images. Where categories appear in your storefront menus is set under Stores > Navigation.