{"id":37081,"date":"2024-06-06T04:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T04:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=troubleshooting&p=37081"},"modified":"2024-06-06T14:19:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T14:19:46","slug":"product-categories-do-not-appear-in-the-menu","status":"publish","type":"troubleshooting","link":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/troubleshooting\/product-categories-do-not-appear-in-the-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannot Add Product Categories to the Menu\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Certain product categories may need to be added to the menu when creating a WooCommerce store. However, when reviewing the available menu items, the required items might be missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"available<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Please stick to the routine below to make it happen.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Adjust Screen Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Follow the WordPress Dashboard > Appearance > Menus<\/em><\/strong> path, <\/em><\/strong>then press the Screen Options<\/strong> drop-down at the top of the page. The dropdown will contain a list of boxes <\/strong>that can be added to the menu item list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find a Products categories<\/strong> option and tick it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"product<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If the menu items do not update automatically, refresh the page.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Add product categories to the menu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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When the Product categories<\/strong> appear on the menu item list, press the drop-down arrow and add the desired product categories to the menu. Just tick them and press the \u201cAdd to Menu<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"updated<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

After the categories appear in the Menu structure<\/strong> section, hit \u201cSave Menu<\/strong>.\u201d Then, go to the front end to check the final result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"updated<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s all; following this tutorial, one can add various product categories to the menu built with the JetMenu<\/em> plugin on a WordPress site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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