1. Commerce
  2. Site Management Tools
  3. Commerce Categories in Site Management Tools
  4. Manage Categories and Subcategories
  5. Deleting a Category or Subcategory

Deleting a Category or Subcategory

Deleting a category removes it, and it can no longer be used. Delete a category only when you are certain that you no longer need it. You can't delete a category that has subcategories. To delete the category you must first delete or move its subcategories. You can delete a category if it has items assigned to it. If you delete a category with items, only the category is deleted and not the items.

Warning:

If you delete a subcategory, it’s removed from all parent categories it’s linked to. If you want to remove the subcategory from only one parent, then use the Remove From Parent option instead. For details, see Removing a Subcategory from a Parent Category.

If you want to hide a category but not delete it, you can either hide it in the site or make it inactive by selecting the Inactive box on the Commerce Categories page (Commerce > Content Management > Commerce Categories). For more information, see Hiding a Category or Subcategory and Commerce Categories.

To delete a category or subcategory:

  1. Log in to Site Management Tools (SMT). For details, see Logging into Site Management Tools.

  2. Click the Overview Mode icon Overview Mode Icon on the site management toolbar.

  3. In the category list, go to the category or subcategory you want to delete and click the ellipsis to display the More Actions menu.

  4. Click Delete.

  5. In the pop up that appears, click OK.

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