Sorting Products in a Category

Add products to the sorting list in the Product sorting tab of the category detail, move them by drag-and-drop or position number, import a sorted list; relation to default sorting, step-by-step instructions, and video.

You determine the order in which products appear on the site within a category from the Product sorting tab in the category detail: add products you want to highlight to the sorting list, change their order, and if necessary, import a prepared sorted list. This page explains the process step by step; the video of the same explanation is below.

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For other tabs of the category screen, see Category detail. Ways to add products to a category are on the Binding products to category page, and automatic binding by attribute is on the Binding products to category by rule page.

Before you start

  • Only products added to the sorting list are manually sorted and appear at the top of the category. The remaining products follow them according to the category's default sorting (e.g., price or name).
  • Manual sorting is effective on the storefront only when the category's default sorting is Position Order. The note at the top of the tab shows the current sorting type. The order of unsorted products is determined by the Sort for unsorted products field in category settings.
  • You do not need to sort the entire category. Customers usually browse the first two or three pages; sorting the first 40–100 products you want to highlight is often sufficient.
  • Adding to sorting does not bind the product to the category; the product must already be in the category.
  • Products added later are appended to the end of the current order.

Adding products to the sorting list

  1. Search for and open the category on the PIM & Catalog › Categories screen.
  2. You can select manually bound products in the Products tab and click Send to sorting; then the Product sorting tab opens. Products bound by rule (with Auto in the Binding column) cannot be selected here; add them using the method below.
  3. In the Product sorting tab, open the Add to sorting menu:
    • Add by picking products: search and select products to add.
    • Add to sorting by SKU list: paste SKUs line by line or upload a file via Choose file (.xlsx, .csv, .txt). The first column is SKU; the first row is treated as header in Excel. The number of read records is shown at the bottom of the window.
  4. Click Add. Products appear in the Sorted list.

Changing the order

  • Drag and drop: grab the row by the handle on the left and drop it over another row; the product takes that row's position.
  • Move to position: enter the position number in the box and click Apply.
  • Arrows: use the arrows on the right of the row to move one position up, one down, to the top, or to the bottom. Right-clicking the row opens the same options.

Each change is saved instantly; a "Saved" notification appears.

Views

  • Table / Image: The Image view displays products as cards like on the site; you can drag cards to reorder them.
  • Sorted / Whole category: Whole category shows all products in the category; sorted ones first, others labeled unsorted follow. If you want to sort the entire category, you can assign order from this view as well.
  • The Full screen button facilitates working with long lists.

Importing a prepared sorted list

  1. Click Import sorting.
  2. Enter two columns: 1st column position number, 2nd column SKU (up to 400 rows). You can select an Excel file or copy and paste two columns; columns must be tab-separated when pasting, and the first row is treated as header in Excel.
  3. Click Import sorting. SKUs not in the list are also added to the sorting.

Tip: When importing, list all products in the sorting; the list updates in the order of the file.

Removing from sorting

The Delete menu has three options: Delete selected, Delete the whole sorting, and Delete those not in the category. These only modify the sorting list; products are not removed from the category.

Checking the result

You can export the sorting list to Excel from the Export menu. Records are first written to PIM; they appear on the site when the scheduled transfer task runs. To send immediately, you can trigger the transfer task from the Tasks screen.

Common issues

  • Symptom: Order did not change on the site. The category's default sorting is not Position Order or the transfer task has not run yet. Check the note at the top of the tab.
  • Symptom: Cannot select product in the Products tab. The product is bound by rule (Auto); add it via Product sorting › Add to sorting.
  • Symptom: Newly added product is at the end. This is expected; use Move to position to place it where you want.
  • Symptom: Order is not as expected after import. If only a few products are in the list, the order of others is preserved; list all products in the sorting and re-import.