Batch-add categories

Batch adding categories

RSDirectory! offers the possibility to add multiple categories at the same time by specifying, if needed, a category tree containing an unlimited number of subcategory levels, greatly improving your workflow by reducing the time required to add each category, should your directory require a large number of categories / subcategories. To trigger this functionality, click on the Batch Add button to the top-right side. A page similar to the one in the screenshot to the right will be opened:

You will need to provide the following information:

• Parent: Select a parent (from among the already existing categories) for the category tree that you are about to create. Default: - No parent - .
• Form: Assign a form to the specified categories. If set to - Inherited -, the categories will inherit the form set for their parent category (if any)
• Categories: The text area where you need to specify your categories / category tree. Below, you will find an example of a category tree spanning 3 levels: top level, 1st level and 2nd level:

Electronics
- Computers, Tablets & Networking
-- iPad/Tablet/eBook Readers
-- iPad/Tablet/eBook Accessories
-- Laptops & Netbooks
-- Desktops & All-In-Ones
Entertainment
- Video Games & Consoles
- Books
- Music
- DVDs & Movies

Explanation

• The Electronics and Entertainment categories are top-level.
• Computers, Tablets & Networking and Video Games & Consoles are 1st level, their parents being Electronics and Entertainment (the top-level categories). Note that they are specified in the category tree using a single - (dash) character.
• The rest of the categories, like iPad/Tablet/eBook Readers or Books, are 2nd level. Their parents are either Computers, Tablets & Networking or Video Games & Consoles. Note that they are specified using 2 - (dash) characters.

Basically, you need to describe the category tree, just as you want it to be generated, by adding each category on a new line and specifying its level using dashes.