What is meant by Division management or category management?
Category management refers to the organization and management of products, services, or content into different categories or sections. These categories are used to group similar or related items and enable structured navigation or search within a software or system. Category management is particularly relevant for e-commerce platforms, content management systems, product management systems, and other applications that need to organize a large amount of diverse elements.
Typical functions of software in the "category management" area include:
- Creation and editing of categories: Ability to create new categories and edit existing categories, including title, description, and assignment to parent categories.
- Hierarchical structure: Support for hierarchical structures of categories to organize subcategories within parent categories.
- Product mapping: Assignment of products, services, or content to the appropriate categories for clear assignment and display.
- Filtering and sorting: Ability to filter and sort items based on categories to create a custom view or facilitate search.
- Permission management: Management of access rights for different users or user groups to control the editing of categories and related items.
- Import and export: Import and export of category data for easy management of large data sets or integration with external systems.
- SEO optimization: Optimization of category names, descriptions, and metadata for better visibility in search engines and improved user experience.