Hidden Categories

Excluding Products and Categories from the Category Filter

Settings Overview

This setting provides two different effects:

1. Products from specific categories can be excluded from the search index.
2. These categories can be hidden from the category filter.

Excluding Products

In some cases, certain products, such as gifts included with orders, should not be searchable. These products are often assigned to a special category, which can be specified here.

For the exclusion to work, products must be assigned only to hidden categories. If a product is also assigned to at least one visible category, it remains searchable.

Tip

This setting only affects category names in the search index – not the actual products assigned to them.

Excluding Categories from the Category Filter

Products can belong to multiple categories. Some categories may be temporary or specific to certain sales campaigns (e.g., “Spring Trends”). These categories may not be useful in the category filter and can be hidden to keep the filter list shorter and more relevant.

A hidden category is marked as "true" in the Category Checker under the "HiddenForSearch" field. Additionally, in the Category Overview, hidden categories are labeled with "I = Irrelevant Shops" next to their Category ID.

Settings

Button/Field	Description
”Add New Hidden Category” Button	Opens the input form.
Input Field	The specific Category ID is entered here. The category path is automatically added after saving. If editing an existing entry, the Category ID and Category Path are displayed. Note: The setting applies to all subcategories below the specified category.
Save/Cancel	Saves the settings or discards the new entry/edit.