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How should I organize Store categories?

Use categories to help customers browse related products; keep names distinct and avoid a category tree deeper than the catalog needs.

Updated October 1, 2026

Organize for the customer, not the database

Create categories that match how a customer looks for the product, assign products deliberately and test the resulting category pages on desktop and mobile.

  1. Store and Products

    How do I create a Store product?

    Create the product record, choose its type and configure price, availability, files or shipping information before publishing it.

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  2. Store and Products

    How do refund or order requests work?

    Customer refund or purchase-dispute requests are local support records. Resolving one in Freehold CMS does not itself refund or void a Stripe or PayPal transaction.

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