Ecommerce Categories

Creating an Ecommerce Category Structure: Planning is important in this area. Shoppers need to be able to find the products they want to buy. Be sure to create category names that will be meaningful to your shoppers. To get more tips and details,... Read More

Overview Planning Your Categories Tips for Creating Categories Category Worksheet Adding Ecommerce Categories Images Descriptions Working with the Category Screen in NRO General Information tab Display Settings tab Custom Design tab NCR... Read More

Purpose:   This article details how to change Ecommerce categories in the Counterpoint. Solution:Note: This is only an example using a hypothetical situation, showing step-by-step instructions! In the following example, our merchant... Read More

Working with Category Screen in NRO NRO: Category / Manage Categories   General Information tab   The general information tab defines your category. Information such as Name, URL Key, and Image will be uploaded from NCR... Read More

Purpose: This article will explain how to pass Brand to NRO. Providing Brand is not only beneficial, from a usability perspective, but also is a required attribute in Google Product feed submissions.   Solution:   The default... Read More

Purpose:   This article details how to change the category information that displays in the browser Title bar.   Solution: Select Catalog (horizontal top menu) / Manage Categories. Select the category to edit by clicking the... Read More

Purpose:   This article will explain how to change the title bar text that appears in the bar across the top of a web browser. The title element of a web page is meant to be an accurate and concise description of a page's content. This... Read More

Purpose:   To explain how to configure the way your sitemap displays to your customers.   Solution: Browse to System (horizontal top menu) / Configuration. Go to the Catalog section, and then click on the Catalog tab. ... Read More

Creating Categories in Counterpoint: Overview It’s time to plan your store navigation and add categories. We recommend that you start with a small group of your best-selling items, and then continue to add more items later. The sooner your... Read More

Purpose: To explain how to manually create and manage product categories using the Manage Categories option in the Admin Panel.     Solution: To open the Manage Categories option, click Catalog (top horizontal menu) / Manage... Read More

Purpose: This article explains how to completely remove ecommerce categories from the NRO storefront. Solution:   Categories can be published from Counterpoint, as well as, configured directly in NRO.     If... Read More

Purpose: To explain how to change the page title for  category pages without actually changing the label that shows up on the navigation?   Solution: Select Catalog (horizontal top menu) / Manage Categories. [select... Read More

Purpose: To explain how to change the display order of the ecommerce categories.   Solution: In Counterpoint, go to Setup / Ecommerce / Categories.  Select the applicable category to move and use the Move Up and Move... Read More

Purpose: To explain how get a list of items and their ecommerce categories from NCR CounterPoint. Solution: This script can be run using the NCR Counterpoint SQL Script Utility. This utility is found under the Utilities menu of the... Read More

Purpose: To explain how to assign an item to multiple categories.   Solution: Counterpoint / Inventory / Items / [pull up item] Click Ecommerce tab Click "Edit categories" button Add, remove, or re-order category assignments as... Read More

Purpose: To explain how change the order the ecommerce categories display in the NRO navigation menu.   Solution: The ecommerce category display order is changed in Counterpoint and then published to NRO. In Counterpoint, go... Read More

Purpose: To explain how to run an NCR Counterpoint SQL script that will uncheck the Ecommerce flag on the item record in NCR Counterpoint: Inventory / Items.   Solution:This script will turn ecommerce off for any item that is checked... Read More

Purpose: To explain how hyperlink an image in the storefront (that isn't an item image or a category image) to a specific URL.   Solution: In your online store, navigate to the desired category. Copy the resulting Web address.  ... Read More

Purpose:   This article suggests the Search Engine Friendly way of developing ecommerce categories.   Solution: We recommend that you not name them with all uppercase or all lowercase letters. Title Caps are generally best (where the... Read More

Using the Category Editor in Counterpoint Counterpoint: Setup / Ecommerce/ Categories Select the category or sub-category folder you want to work with. NOTE: You cannot add items to categories that contain sub-categories. Adding Items Add one or... Read More