Adding a Sales Category

Sales categories help you to group and display service plans in the CloudBlue Commerce Online Store.

To create a sales category:

  1. Go to Products > Service Plans. Switch to the Sales Categories tab.

  2. Click Add Sales Category. Complete the form:

    • Category Name: Enter a new category name to be displayed in the CloudBlue Commerce Online Store. Use a category name that will reflect the type of service. For example, Linux Hosting, Domain Registration, Business Communication, and so on.

    • Description for Online Store: Enter a description which customers will see in the CloudBlue Commerce Online Store. For better presentation, you can provide a description in the HTML format.

    • Long Description: Type a detailed description of the category. This description is displayed in a pop-up window when a customer clicks "?" next to the category name in the CloudBlue Commerce Online Store. For better presentation, you may provide a description in the HTML format.

    • Expand By Default: Select the checkbox if you want the category to be displayed as expanded to customers. By default, all categories are displayed as collapsed.

    • Category Icon: Browse for and choose an image that will be displayed next to the category name.

    • URL of the EULA page: Enter a link to the necessary End User License Agreement (EULA).

    • Display in Customer Control Panel: Select or deselect the checkbox to display or hide all the service plans included in this sales category in the customer control panel.

    • Description for Customer Control Panel: Enter a description to display to customers in the customer control panel.

    • Parent Category and Position in Parent Category: Use these fields to build a hierarchy of sales categories. For more information, see Organizing In-panel Marketplace.

  3. Click Save to complete the creation of a sales category.