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Uploading Categories

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Written by Bianca Utihata
Updated over 2 weeks ago

⚠️ Please note: Categories must be uploaded into the system by the Bidlogix Support team. Contact us at [email protected] and provide your category list in the format described below.

Why Categories Are Important

Categories are essential when uploading auctions and items into the software. For example:

  • When creating individual items, you’ll select the category by title.

  • When using bulk upload, you’ll refer to the category by its ID.

Categories will appear:

  • In your Item List view:

  • In the Item Edit view:

They also power important features such as Filtering and Search, which help your bidders find relevant items more easily. Which is why it is very important to provide these to us in the correct format.

Categories are shown:

  • On the Search page;

  • Under the Categories filter at the top of auction pages:

Required Format

To ensure a smooth setup, categories must be provided in the following format:

Parent category : Child category

For example:

Vehicles : Cars

Vehicles : Motorbikes

Electronics : Mobile Phones

Electronics : Laptops

Or you could send us a list of categories on a spreadsheet like this:

After Upload

Once your categories have been uploaded into the system, the Bidlogix Support team will send you a list of category IDs associated with each one you've submitted.

Here’s an example of what this might look like:

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