Product categories reorganised, with empty ones removed
Add the subcategories you need, rename unclear ones, move products into place and delete the categories left empty, each step approved.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time
- about 30 min
Show me my product categories with how many products each has. I want [Women] split into [Dresses, Tops, Trousers], [Accessories] renamed to [Bags & Accessories], and the products of [Sale 2024] moved to [their proper category]. Then delete the categories that end up empty. Show me the full plan first and wait for my approval on each change.
Already connected?
If SAR is already in your AI app, this is enough:
Split [category] into [subcategories], move the products of [old category] and delete the empty ones.
What happens
- The AI app lists your categories with their ids and how many products each has.
- New subcategories are created at once; they hold no products yet.
- Renaming a category waits for your approval and can be undone.
- It exports the products of each category you are emptying and gives each product its new categories. On a product on sale, each move waits for your approval and can be undone.
- Deleting an empty category waits for your approval; undo recreates it, with a new id.
Approvals involved
Worked out from the tools this recipe uses.
wordpress_woo_list_categoriesProduct categoriesNonewordpress_create_termCreate a category or tagNonewordpress_update_termChange a category or tagApprovalwordpress_woo_export_productsExport products to CSVNonewordpress_woo_set_product_termsSet a product's categories, tags or brandsApproval once livewordpress_delete_termDelete a category or tagApproval
What you get
A category tree that matches how your customers shop, with no empty categories left behind.
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Try it on your own site
Install the plugin, add SAR to your AI app and paste the prompt. Free to start.