Can you assign an item to multiple categories?

[ineedhelp]

I wanted to assign an item to 2 different categories.....is it possible?

[#2]

An item can only be assigned to one category at a time. Would you mind sharing more about why you would want an item in two categories? What type of items do you have? I'd love to better understand your request! Thanks!

[JustinC]

@bgallaher - thanks for sharing your suggestions! Currently a feature that hasn't been implemented yet but we're continuously tracking the need for this. Subscribe to this thread I moved you to for update notifications. 

[JPWilkinson]

We recently moved to use Shopventory for managing our inventory - and what a godsend! Shopventory will allow you to add items to multiple categories!!

However, wah, wah - Square will not DISPLAY items in multiple categories, so it is definitely a software issue! Items that have more than one category assigned to them, only show the first category! So frustrating! We have our regular priced items - but we also need them to be in our happy hour category - that we should, theoretically, be able to auto-discount during the times specified in the discount set-up interface...

For now, anything we want set-up as a happy hour item - we need to set-up as a separate item to be able to do the discount. A lot of work for something that should be relatively simple to adjust in the software's HTML coding! The app, after all - is just a glorified website.

[kebbin1]

I looked into this but its pretty costly.

[lfdy]

As a suggestion: I think it would be useful to allow items to be added to various categories. 

[JustinC]

Thanks for posting! The ability for categories to share items is a popular ask and is currently being tracked on this thread. 

Mind giving us an idea on how you'll use this feature for your biz? Our Engineers like to tailor features that are specific to Sellers' needs. @lfdy

[lfdy]

@JustinC One particular way that we would use this feature is as follows. We have a category called "Combo's" where, as you can imagine, you find all the special combinations we offer. Such as a turkey Sandwich Combo. We also have a category for "Sandwiches", where the various Sandwiches are listed. So while Turkey sandwich alone is under the category "Sandwiches" the turkey sandwich combo is only under "Combo's" when we would like to put it under both categories. Hope this makes sense.  

[kebbin1]

Agreed, this is exactly how I would use it for my deli if we are able to assigned subcategories or multiple categories. 

[MarinGarden]

Another vote for having multiple category options. We sell items on consignment as well as just straight retail, so it's helpful to have items marked both by their product category (like jewelry) and whether they are on consignment from the maker.

[kebbin1]

I don't get why this is not a feature. There are multiple requests on this thread alone and not including other threads.

[DonnaCB]

I own a multi-vendor boutique and it would definitely help me and my Vendors. Sometimes we have items that can go in multiple categories for increased sales. For example, a handmade scrubber could be in our Kitchen category or it could go in our Beauty category for use as an exfoliating loofah. Another example is our Holiday category could go in pretty much all the other categories as well: Clothing, Toys, Kitchen, Bath & Body, etc. And finally, we have jewelry pouches which goes in our Handbags & Accessories but would be great in Jewelry for an up-sale. We use the Add Vendor feature to figure out Vendor payouts and organize the inventory that way. I will say though that it’s frustrating to have to go to 3 different reports to get all of the information we need to process the Payouts. That area definitely needs attention too.

[lintqueen]

This is similar to my use case as well. I have several types of items (necklaces, prints, etc.) that should both appear under their root category (necklace or prints) as well as the category "holiday."  Another example would be Jewelry as a category (I have some items that are jewelry sets that would only be listed in this category) as well as Necklaces, Bracelets, etc. Everything in Necklaces and Bracelets would be in Jewelry, but not all jewelry belongs in a subcategory.

[houseofmelanin]

Still waiting on this. I have a retail beauty supply store. I need to be able to categorize by product type (shampoo, conditioner etc.) and product brand. In some instances I need brand, line within brand and product type!

[lsoutiea]

We also need to be able to assign items to multiple categories. We have a brunch menu, dinner menu, and outdoor bar menu that all have some overlap in items. Rather than create 3 of the same item, one for each menu, it would be so much better to be able to assign multiple categories. Now that we are living in COVID-era, we are moving our sales online and encouraging online ordering. This makes having 3 different items all that much more difficult to manage. 

[BLPLlama]

I have a food business and want to highlight my vegetarian offerings in its own "Vegetarian" category, while keeping them in their original sandwich category.  This will help customers discover items much more effectively!  Please add!