# Categories Create the store's sections, like VIPs, Vehicles or Money, pick their icon and order, and hide a category without losing its products. Source: https://fivedash.fivex.gg/docs/en/store/categories Categories are the sections of your city's store: VIPs, Vehicles, Money, Items. Every product lives inside a category, and the order of the categories is the order players see the store in, on the website and on Discord. This page is for whoever builds the catalogue. ## Before you start * **Plan:** the Store is on the Plus, Pro and Ultra plans. A store can have up to 50 categories on any plan. * **Permission:** page **Store → Categories**. | Action | Level | | -------------------------------- | ------------- | | Catalogue categories | **View** | | Create, edit, reorder and delete | **Configure** | * The store has to be open (initial setup finished in **Store → Overview**). ## Create a category ### Open the page Go to **Store → Categories** and click **New category**. ### Fill in the fields Enter the **Name** (e.g. Imported vehicles), a **Description** if you want, and pick the **Icon**. ### Decide whether it shows Keep **Visible in the store** on so players see the category and its products. ### Create it Click **Create category**. To create several in a row, use **Create and add another**. > While the store has no categories yet, the page shows shortcuts under **Based on what you sell**: the categories you ticked when opening the store, with name, description and icon filled in. Click a shortcut to open the prefilled form. ## Category fields | Field | What it does | Default | | ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | **Name** | The section's name in the store. Up to 40 characters. Can't repeat another name in the store (upper and lower case count as the same). | Empty (required) | | **Description** | One line about what's in the category. Up to 160 characters. | Empty (optional; the list shows **No description**) | | **Icon** | The icon next to the name. 24 options, see below. | **Box** | | **Visible in the store** | On: players see the category and its products. Off: the category and its products disappear from the store until you turn it back on. | On | ### Icons **Crown**, **Star**, **Diamond**, **Trophy**, **Car**, **Bicycle**, **Plane**, **Boat**, **Money**, **Coins**, **Backpack**, **Box**, **House**, **Building**, **Key**, **Swords**, **Shield**, **Crosshair**, **Palette**, **Clothes**, **Gift**, **Ticket**, **Sparkles**, **Lightning**. ### Suggested categories These are the options of **What will you sell?** in the store setup. Each becomes a shortcut with this name, description and icon: | Category | Description | Icon | | ------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------ | | VIPs | Plans with perks in the city | **Crown** | | Vehicles | Cars, motorcycles and imports | **Car** | | Money | Money in the bank and coins | **Money** | | Items | Weapons, tools and consumables | **Backpack** | | Properties | Houses, garages and apartments | **House** | | Organizations | Factions, companies and gangs | **Swords** | | Customization | Plate, phone number and in-game name | **Palette** | | Starter packs | Kits for newcomers | **Gift** | ## Edit, reorder and hide ### Edit Click the category in the list to open **Edit category**. Inside **Store → Products**, on the category's page, the **Edit category** button brings you to this page. Change what you need and click **Save**. ### Change the order Drag the category by its handle. The order here is the order players see. The search (**Search categories**) has to be empty to drag. ### Hide without deleting Open the category and turn off **Visible in the store**. The list shows **Hidden** next to the name. The products stay saved. ## Delete a category ### Open the category Click the category and, in the form, **Delete**. ### Confirm Read the warning and click **Delete category**. | Situation | What happens | | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Empty category | The category leaves the store. This can't be undone. | | Category with products | Its products lose their category and leave the store until you pick another. They show in **Store → Products** under **Uncategorized**. | > Products in **Uncategorized** don't show to players. Open each one and pick a new **Category** in the product editor. ## Where categories show | Place | How it shows | | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Store website | The visible categories, in this page's order, with products in the order of **Store → Products**. A category with nothing on sale shows "Nothing on sale in this category right now." | | Discord panel | In **Store → Sales channels**, the panel lists the visible categories with active products, or only the ones you pick, in the store's order. | | Discord showcases | A showcase can show a whole category, including products added to it later. | When you create, edit, reorder or delete a category, the Discord catalogue updates by itself. ## FAQ **I hid a category. Do its products disappear?** They leave the store but stay saved with the status they had. Turn **Visible in the store** back on to bring them back. **Why can't I create more categories?** A store can have up to 50 categories. The **New category** button turns off once you reach the limit. **How many products fit in a category?** Up to 200 per category. The store's total depends on the plan (Plus 50, Pro 500, Ultra unlimited). ## Next steps [Products](https://fivedash.fivex.gg/docs/en/store/products)Add each category's products. [Sales channels](https://fivedash.fivex.gg/docs/en/store/sales-channels)Show categories on Discord. [Store website](https://fivedash.fivex.gg/docs/en/store/site)The website's look and address. [Store overview](https://fivedash.fivex.gg/docs/en/store/overview)How the store works.