How do I change the product order in the vertical category component?

Posted August 12, 2005

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As I always assume you know Interchange some already, I will also assume that you are relatively familiar with the predominant category vertical component that is in the base store and is usually located on the left side of the homepage. There is a certain order to which those products display, and that order may be important for your targeted users. You may want them to see Strawberry Jam before they see Orange Preserves.

The change you need to make is in the admin interface. I could go into a big explanation of how to log in, but you should know how to do that already. So, login to your Interchange site admin interface.

Step 1: In that interface, you will see a tab called Miscellaneous. Click that tab, or look at the image below.

Step 2: Click on the link on the lefthand side that says Layout Editor.

Step 3: Click on the Category name that you want to change the order for.

The screen will now change and you will have a whole new slew of options to choose from. You will see a Select Area that has the title Contains.

Step 4: You should see your products for this category listed here. Click the category name and click the button that says either Sort Category Higher or Sort Category Lower depending on whether you want to move the product up or down in order.

That’s it. To the point. There are a ton of other options in there, ones I haven’t even dealt with. But this is a simple task that seems pretty common.