Thanks for the video, Jamie. I'm honestly shocked that the WooCommerce guys did not handle that in a more SEO- and user-friendly way, but it's awesome that guys like you can explain how to take care of that in a way so that people like me can get the hang of it :) Kudos!
Great to hear Vitaliy - tthanks for taking the time to comment :) fyi we released an update to our Storefront Blocks plugin yesterday that has the functionality to create a re-direct to a custom WooCommerce category page 'built in' so it's even easier now www.pootlepress.com/storefront-blocks/#category
Jamie! Over one year I have been playing on a blog and wondering why I can't build half the stuff I see. Then I watch your video here because I wanted to put certain products on a new page and as I watch you my jaw just kept lowering until it hit the floor and sat there! "Awwwwww moment and sounds of angels singing" Thank you so much for this!
cheers mate. This Rank Math redirect opened up a whole new world of possibility. I can now essentially redesign the woo shop process (UX & UI). The dynamic stubbornness of woo's pages baffled me for a long time. having to adapt the current set up as opposed to having them look and feel the way I want. Brilliant - and introduced me to Rank Math too which is a nice bonus. Thanks for taking the time, really helped cure a massive brain ache.
Awesome, that was quick, detailed & beautifully described. I'm new to wordpress & this video helped me to understand how to put men/women/child category into main menu & create a relevant category product page. Thank you, God bless.
Excellent Tutorial short and straight to the point. No BS background music or the usual blah blah blah about likes and subs Yay !! Many thanks and very much appreciated. FYI i liked and subbed (even without being asked :)) Only one downside - Rank Math no longer has redirect :((
Hello, I have this problem too with not being able to edit my category page. Both I and a friend use Elementor to build our pages for WooCommerce but for some reason she has the ability to edit her category pages with a what you see is what you get editor box that shows up on her category page. I am missing this feature on my website. Are you familiar with this situation?
Awesome. I'm using the Enfold theme with its superb Page Builder but which sadly does not cover Woocommerce Cat pages. The tip about setting up a redirect is gold. Slapping myself for not thinking of that!
Great post, crazy there's no built-in way to edit category pages! I do worry if this could have some adverse affect on SEO? My existing category pages rank well already, could this method cause any temporary or lasting problems, or perhaps make my site structure more difficult for Google to understand?
Hi Matt, great question..and here's a good article that explains that your pages won't lose ranking with the 301 re-direct method ahrefs.com/blog/301-redirects/#do-301-redirects-affect-seo
Hi, I'm wondering a similar thing but about site structure. If my default category and subcategory structure would be /Category/shoes /Category/shoes/dress-shoes Is it an issue that now I will have /Shoes/ /Category/shoes/dress-shoes And what about breadcrumbs?
Hi, it was this one (if i remember correctly) ultimategutenberg.com/docs/testimonial/ - It's probably a bit overkill to add a whole block library if you just want the testimonial functionality, so i would probably try to find a testimonial block (i.e stand alone plugin)
Is there a way to limit the number of items per page using this method? my categories contain a lot of products (50-60+, which increases load time if they're all on the same page).That's the only reason I'm using category pages, since you can limit the number, and it will generate more numbered pages you can navigate to.
Man - i'm using Avada and your wordpress looks so much different than mine. Storefront Blocks - seems legit - clean and easy to use. Not too pricey either. Can you add a sidebar filter to it as well? I don't suppose you know how to add a sidebar filter to the existing categories page in WooCommerce? I found your video by trying to figure this out. Subscribed to your channel. looks like some good stuff here! Thank you for posting such a great video!
Thank you for this quick solution of my problem! I hope anyone here would know how to change the dynamic page name. In breadcrumbs I have the old NAME of the dynamic page and I need to change it with the new one. the link works properly.
Thanks for the nice video. What do you do with the url of the productpages? Normally you would say you want: /category/product/. Do you need a redirect there as well?
Hey Jamie, Noob here. I see how you filtered products. I need to do this for content categories on different content category pages. For example, I have art, meditation, hypnosis, then I also have art and merch storefronts. I’m just trying to determine the best plug-in or method to sort and redirect different content categories to post to different pages. I will also be posting art videos to the art page, and podcast video/podcasts to the other subject pages. What is the best way to do this? I’m a little overwhelmed. If I’m wrong and there is a better way to do this, please let me know. It’s a lifestyle site with a range of content. Thanks 🌷
Hi, if you are using a block theme like Bricksy you could add filters like this ua-cam.com/video/V0uWuXXOjr4/v-deo.html But if you want completely unique category pages i.e different layout for each category page, then you'll need to build them as normal pages and use the re-direct method.
Hi Everyone, just a quick note to let you know that we've now released a few new WooCommerce Blocks that you can use. There's details here storefrontblocks.com/new-blocks/
This is really helpful! My question is about the initial dynamic page, why do they need to be linked? Why is it not able to be the check out page itself?
Hey Jamie, I want to have one category drop ship printed scarves, but I already have original art in my shop. Will installing the plug-in for the dropshipper interfere with my current shop? Thanks
Gday Jamie - GREAT VIDEOS - CAN I ASK A QUESTION ON ANOTHER category type topic please?? I wonder if you have any advice on handling woo products which can reside in multiple categories? I have a need to display a nice curvy bookshelf (let's call it "Curved Shelf") under two categories - 1 - BOOKSHELVES and 2 - CURVED FURNITURE. This is the problem... "Curved Shelf" might sit in category BOOKSHELVES (primary) and 2 CURVED FURNITURE (that is easy in WOO). - Obviously one can find product "Curved Shelf via the category landing pages for both categories 1 and 2. Though here is the problem. If I arrive at the product via the list displayed on category page CURVED FURNITURE, when I select "Curved Shelf", the breadcrumbs in the store will then show the primary category path BOOKSHELVES > CURVED BOOKSHELF - such that if I want to navigate higher back to CURVED FURNTURE to view other curved items - I am lost ! I hope that makes sense - Is there a logical fix for this???Without having to clone and rename a product.
I am curious. It might seem like a stupid question, but since the category page is being bypassed then why make a category in the first place ? Why not just have a button on your homepage that says Mens, Womens...etc, then just have that button go straight to a new page with the products that you want, without the need for any re-direct.
@@jamiewp Ah ok. I have actually set up what you have shown in this tutorial using a different redirection plugin so I guess I will be covered in the event of any unexpected links. This tutorial was a good find. If anything like that had hapenned then I would not have know what it was or what to do about it.
i think its food for thought. I'm trying to find a way to 'hide' categories from certain visitors, products that are wholesale for example. I've hidden the category links from the shop page. So if I do as you suggested and then make those new pages password protected might be a good way.. Then 'members can buy the wholesale products if have the link to category pages. ya think? or does that sound a long way round of hiding to certain visitors?
Storefront Blocks uses the WordPress Editor (Gutenberg) so doesn't require any page builder to work e.g divi builder / elementor. It can be used on the same site as a site using a page builder plugin but not on the same pages.
not familiar with Rank Math, but as that is the catalyst for the redirect I've activated it. There does not appear to be redirections option. Can you clarify that step. Thank you very much.
I have problem of removing header from woocommerce category page. There are options to choose on any other page to disable the header. But not the category page. Could any one help? thank you
Great tutorial! I’m an absolute beginner navigating my way. I have built new page and use Yoast premium so the redirect language is different than ranks .. can I still redirect as you directed?
Both the core WooCommerce Blocks and our Storefront Blocks plugins have an option to turn on pagination (when using blocks) .Here's details on how our pagination works www.pootlepress.com/2020/05/woocommerce-product-filters-woocommerce-product-pagination-and-three-new-woocommerce-blocks-all-included-in-storefront-blocks-version-2-5/
Hi there, once the shop module is added to the page only a limited number of items are showing? only 8, when i have many more. do you know how to rectify this?
Hi Jamie, Great video. I have made a custom category page for 'luggage' in Woocommerce I named the category /cat-luggage/ so the new page wouldn't be named /luggage-2/. The new category page is good. But when I go to a subcategory, like backpacks, the url is now /cat-luggage/backpacks in stead of /luggage/backpacks. How to manage this properly while using subcategories?
Hi there great video solved a big problem for me. I just have one question - can i still add the shop sidebar with widgets to a custom page like this? it is important for navigation on my site.... Thank you in advance
Hi Sam, that's somewhat theme dependent. I generally use the the WooCommerce Blocks e.g price filter blocks and product search blocks for things that used to go inside widget areas, as it works much better on mobile (i.e they don't flip to the bottom of the page).
@@jamiewp tha is Jamie that's really helpful. I am using Flatsome and have found when I setting the "widget area" it looks horrible on mobile so will try it your way!
@@samgardom4054 fyi we've also built our own storefront blocks with some alternative layouts . Details and free trial available here www.pootlepress.com/storefront-blocks/
Hi there I am using themify Shoppe theme with woocommerce. My main site is all white background (womens) but when men's or kids is selected I want to change the complete colour of the header, logo and page background (Mens black) kids (colourful) this is to include the landing page, the product archive (shop) single product etc...literally throughout the category. Will this method work for all dynamic pages in woocommerce?
Hi, thank you so much for your help ! I have an additional question : I would like to show the front and back (with a photo slider) of each product in my category page, do you know any plugin to help me ? Thank you in advance :)
Hi, we have a plugin called storefront blocks that has a product slider, but it might not quite what you are after. But here's the link www.pootlepress.com/storefront-blocks/. The slider block is one of the 10 woocommerce blocks that we've built that you could use to build out your category pages. (or shop page)
Great solution, been looking everywhere for a way to change the category design, my question is that the plugin seems limited to just showing a few products ie 4 columns x 6 Rows how do I get it to show links to multiple pages?
I'm also stuck with this. If you have more than 18 products in a category, it's effectively useless because it will not show any more than this. I don't think it's necessarily this plugin that's at fault, but Woocommerce itself.
Hey, great video. But I noticed I don't have two options in the layout tab like you do. I don't have the layout pull down to select full width nor do I have grid gap. Any ideas? Thanks!!
@@jamiewp Thanks for reply! Well, I want to implement Woocommerce Product Blocks into taxonomy-product_cat-brand.php (taxonomy-{taxonomy}-{term}.php ) for each of every child term of the parent term "brand". As far as I know you can only add these Woocommerce blocks if you create a new page or post. So my option is to create a page, but then I have the URL problem. The best would be if I could add the blocks into a widget or so and add the widget to the term template.
thank you for all videos you create/ i want to help me how to make different category page without redirect with plugin. I need to make another category I'll need another template. I wanted to set it up in a way that I will be able to show my every product categories by using diffrenet category template / but i want create diiferent product category page like apple website and customize my every category /i have jetwoo builder & shopengine pro & jet engine & elementor pro / important to me plz help me
Hi thank you for this video :) I was wondering I have YOAST installed should I then just install the plugin called "Redirections by Rank Math" Thank you.
@@jamiewp Thank you for the very quick reply :D I'm using DIVI and very new so I'm not too sure what you mean by storefront blocks. Do I need to instal the plugin or is it already build in?
@@elisabethfalkenberg1628 yes Storefront Blocks is a plugin that we make . Here's the link www.pootlepress.com/storefront-blocks/ . But you can also do with the re-direction plugin by Rank Math :)
Not a really good solution. Redirections can dramaticaly affects performances and SEO. If you choose this way, you must set to'no index' the olds category pages.
Yup agree - these days i would simply edit the WooCommerce Category Template Page using a block theme - here's a video I recently made for WordPress.com that covers this ua-cam.com/video/8s7vxGR20Tk/v-deo.htmlsi=Y7CMHEbg-EJur9Xq
Hi, because WooCommerce generates lots of links that it uses throughout your store that point back to the default WooCommerce category page. e.g in product meta, breadcrumbs etc. If you don't re-direct these your customers will see the normal WC category page. Makes sense?
@@kyle7092 nope Google will see it as a permanent 301 redirect so your SEO will be fine and yes you could use other page builders - but Gutenberg is faster loading now so better for ecommerce ;)
You should not use redirects like this. Imagine starting with 19 categories and ending up with 1000. Redirects should be a temporary fix until the search adjusts because servers have to load every redirect continually.
Hi Jamie, I have a silly question as I'm confused. I'm trying to set up a marketplace.....products, services, travel, & listings. Do I set up a separate landing home page for each of the main categories above and also a separate shop and archive pages for each category above? my main home page would then list the main categories and then take them to a landing page where they would be able to choose what they would like. Hope that makes sense:) Thanks for any help or pointers
Yes. Create one page the way you want it to be, then use a plugin to duplicate that page however many times you want, and then edit the content of each page. Create layout once > edit content many times. For me, I'll need about 20 redirects to support each new page created.
Is your site using the Block Editor or the old Editor? Make sure you don't have the classic editor plugin active. Is this demo I used the Caxton Plugin, the WooCommerce Blocks plugin and Storefront Blocks plugins.
I have been trying to solve the same problem; unfortunately, I have the latest version of Rank Math installed but there is no "Redirection" option in the Rank Math menu. Am I missing something or has this feature been removed in the latest version of the plug in?
Thank you, Jamie, for the suggested plug-in. After quickly activating and running a fast test, the plug-in worked like a charm. Now, I'll need to refine it. Thank you once again.
@@jamiewp FYI: unfortunately, content and images on the source page did not transfer from the source page to the target page. I'm now working with the plug-in developer to resolve the issue.
Hmmm, I do have a question. Your title does say no coding required, BUT which way is better if I choose to grow some balls and code a little...doing it this way or setting up a template for the page in PHP??
Hi Nick, you could go the template route. The Pro's for this approach would be that you would only need to create the template, I guess the downside would be that each page would then be the same (ish) again. But it depends somewhat how many categories your store has to which approach would be best. From a marketing/ sales and seo point of view ideally each category page could be tailored.
Great information. I think it's stupid and ridiculous that Woo Commerce and WordPress can't cater to our needs...the user. The bullshit we have to do to get around things and make things work is BS. Sure WordPress allows users to add HTML tags in the product description to add hyperlinks for example...but I shouldn't have to do it that way. Even Shopify has their shit in order and has full editing capabilities on the category page.
@@jamiewp But if you don't change the canonical tag that can be a major issue...And that will require custom code knowledge as you have to edit the .php to remove it from the original dynamic category page, correct?
Hi Everyone, there's now a new way to do this with Gutenberg Full Site Editing 🔥 - details here ua-cam.com/video/V0uWuXXOjr4/v-deo.html
Thanks for the video, Jamie. I'm honestly shocked that the WooCommerce guys did not handle that in a more SEO- and user-friendly way, but it's awesome that guys like you can explain how to take care of that in a way so that people like me can get the hang of it :) Kudos!
Great to hear Vitaliy - tthanks for taking the time to comment :) fyi we released an update to our Storefront Blocks plugin yesterday that has the functionality to create a re-direct to a custom WooCommerce category page 'built in' so it's even easier now www.pootlepress.com/storefront-blocks/#category
Dear god you are the man.. I looking for a way to not use Elementor now i found it thanks mate love from Sweden
You are welcome!
Jamie! Over one year I have been playing on a blog and wondering why I can't build half the stuff I see. Then I watch your video here because I wanted to put certain products on a new page and as I watch you my jaw just kept lowering until it hit the floor and sat there! "Awwwwww moment and sounds of angels singing" Thank you so much for this!
Thanks Barry, that's probably the nicest comment i've ever had. It's been a bit of a tough day, so thank you :)
@@jamiewp Bruh! Happy to send some good vibes your way! Least I can do for this info! Again, thank you!!!!!!
Thank you very much, and for those who just installed Rank Math,
to be able to select redirects, we must first activate them on the dashboard
Good point ;)
cheers mate. This Rank Math redirect opened up a whole new world of possibility. I can now essentially redesign the woo shop process (UX & UI). The dynamic stubbornness of woo's pages baffled me for a long time. having to adapt the current set up as opposed to having them look and feel the way I want. Brilliant - and introduced me to Rank Math too which is a nice bonus. Thanks for taking the time, really helped cure a massive brain ache.
That's great - glad it was useful ;)
This is just the best and easiest way to customize Woocommerce. Thanks for sharing!
thanks Andres :)
I've spent some hours trying to find solution in -ru segment of internet, failed. A few minutes in here and found your trick. Thanks a lot!
This has helped so much! I was so frustrated with the default layout. Thank you!!
That's great to hear - thanks for letting me know :)
Mee too! In mine every font overlapped with each otger
Awesome, that was quick, detailed & beautifully described. I'm new to wordpress & this video helped me to understand how to put men/women/child category into main menu & create a relevant category product page.
Thank you, God bless.
Thanks - that's great to hear :)
Hi
This has helped me a lot, but now my navbar doesn't shows the active page link as I used my categories in the navbar? Any help?
Thank You!
Redirects.. that simple! Thank You so much.
That was On Point thank you!
Excellent Tutorial short and straight to the point. No BS background music or the usual blah blah blah about likes and subs Yay !! Many thanks and very much appreciated. FYI i liked and subbed (even without being asked :)) Only one downside - Rank Math no longer has redirect :((
Cool Tks Sean - there’s a few free redirect plugins out there that you could use instead
This is brilliant, thank you 🙌👌
My pleasure 😀
Hi Brow, Thanks for your video, This video help me a lot in Brazil. Thanks a lot.
That’s cool to hear
Very nice and concise video! :)
Will try it out today!
Thanks! very helpful video..... Is it possible to edit H1 of Category page without changing the Category name?
Hi @JamieMarsland, I'm still stuck on this query. Pl reply if you know its possible.
Hello, I have this problem too with not being able to edit my category page. Both I and a friend use Elementor to build our pages for WooCommerce but for some reason she has the ability to edit her category pages with a what you see is what you get editor box that shows up on her category page. I am missing this feature on my website. Are you familiar with this situation?
Hi Jamie, great video! Won't the redirections slow down the page loading time? Thanks!
Hi, nope no slow impact :)
Awesome. I'm using the Enfold theme with its superb Page Builder but which sadly does not cover Woocommerce Cat pages. The tip about setting up a redirect is gold. Slapping myself for not thinking of that!
That's Chris :)
Great post, crazy there's no built-in way to edit category pages! I do worry if this could have some adverse affect on SEO? My existing category pages rank well already, could this method cause any temporary or lasting problems, or perhaps make my site structure more difficult for Google to understand?
Hi Matt, great question..and here's a good article that explains that your pages won't lose ranking with the 301 re-direct method ahrefs.com/blog/301-redirects/#do-301-redirects-affect-seo
Hi, I'm wondering a similar thing but about site structure.
If my default category and subcategory structure would be
/Category/shoes
/Category/shoes/dress-shoes
Is it an issue that now I will have
/Shoes/
/Category/shoes/dress-shoes
And what about breadcrumbs?
Fab, just what I need for a client today!
You are Great.. Thank you very much
Thank you !!! Do this kind of work around affects SEO negatively ?
Brilliant, I've been going around in circles today trying to edit the Woo Category pages and getting nowhere! Much appreciated!
Thanks James, glad it helped :)
Thx!!! saved my day, works w/divi also!
good to hear :)
Thank you!!!! This just fixed an issue I've have forever and couldnt figure out!
Cool - thanks for letting me know it was useful :)
You saved my life. thx so much
That's great to hear :)
Thanks mate that was very helpful.
Glad it was useful :)
Hi Jamie, thanks for the video. Could you also please indicate how to structure categories to create topic silos?
Great tutorial. Which testimonial plugin do you use ?
Hi, it was this one (if i remember correctly) ultimategutenberg.com/docs/testimonial/ - It's probably a bit overkill to add a whole block library if you just want the testimonial functionality, so i would probably try to find a testimonial block (i.e stand alone plugin)
Genius in it´s simplicity. Thanks.
Incredibly helpful. Thank you!
Thanks Nancy , namaste :)
Is there a way to limit the number of items per page using this method? my categories contain a lot of products (50-60+, which increases load time if they're all on the same page).That's the only reason I'm using category pages, since you can limit the number, and it will generate more numbered pages you can navigate to.
how to show sidebar and filtering with it?
Man - i'm using Avada and your wordpress looks so much different than mine. Storefront Blocks - seems legit - clean and easy to use. Not too pricey either. Can you add a sidebar filter to it as well? I don't suppose you know how to add a sidebar filter to the existing categories page in WooCommerce? I found your video by trying to figure this out. Subscribed to your channel. looks like some good stuff here! Thank you for posting such a great video!
This tactic is good for SEO to remove the product_category slug? Does it matter for SEO or not?
Question: How can I enable an off-canvas filter for the products with this? I normally use elementor.
Great tutorial! Thanks a lot!
Really Loved It. You're a great tutor.
thank you :)
Helped me a lot. Not yet applied but would look great after I follow your tutorial :)
Thank you for this quick solution of my problem! I hope anyone here would know how to change the dynamic page name. In breadcrumbs I have the old NAME of the dynamic page and I need to change it with the new one. the link works properly.
Thanks for the nice video. What do you do with the url of the productpages? Normally you would say you want: /category/product/. Do you need a redirect there as well?
Hey Jamie, Noob here. I see how you filtered products. I need to do this for content categories on different content category pages. For example, I have art, meditation, hypnosis, then I also have art and merch storefronts. I’m just trying to determine the best plug-in or method to sort and redirect different content categories to post to different pages. I will also be posting art videos to the art page, and podcast video/podcasts to the other subject pages. What is the best way to do this? I’m a little overwhelmed. If I’m wrong and there is a better way to do this, please let me know. It’s a lifestyle site with a range of content. Thanks 🌷
Hi, if you are using a block theme like Bricksy you could add filters like this ua-cam.com/video/V0uWuXXOjr4/v-deo.html But if you want completely unique category pages i.e different layout for each category page, then you'll need to build them as normal pages and use the re-direct method.
Love this solution! Thanks!
thanks - glad it was helpful :)
Good . Quick and helpful.
Hi Everyone, just a quick note to let you know that we've now released a few new WooCommerce Blocks that you can use. There's details here storefrontblocks.com/new-blocks/
i know I'm quite off topic but do anyone know a good website to stream new tv shows online?
@Esteban Archie Flixportal :)
@Koda Otis Thank you, I went there and it seems like they got a lot of movies there =) Appreciate it!
@Esteban Archie no problem :D
This was so helpful. Thanks
This is really helpful! My question is about the initial dynamic page, why do they need to be linked? Why is it not able to be the check out page itself?
Hi Karen - sorry im not quite clear on the question - could you try to clarify?
Steps:
1. Create new page.
2. Design it.
3. Finally redirect the old one to the newly designed page.
Hey Jamie, I want to have one category drop ship printed scarves, but I already have original art in my shop. Will installing the plug-in for the dropshipper interfere with my current shop? Thanks
Hi , sorry not sure which plugin you are using
The Astra Theme looks more customisable than Storefront? I will have a go at a new category page. Thanks 👍
Hi, you should check out our Storefront Pro plugin if you do want to customize Storefront pootlepress.com/storefront-pro/
Thanks Man GREAT Video. Can you please let me know what plugin you used for the redirection purpose?
Thank you.
I used Rank Math, but there are others that will do the same thing
Gday Jamie - GREAT VIDEOS - CAN I ASK A QUESTION ON ANOTHER category type topic please?? I wonder if you have any advice on handling woo products which can reside in multiple categories? I have a need to display a nice curvy bookshelf (let's call it "Curved Shelf") under two categories - 1 - BOOKSHELVES and 2 - CURVED FURNITURE. This is the problem... "Curved Shelf" might sit in category BOOKSHELVES (primary) and 2 CURVED FURNITURE (that is easy in WOO). - Obviously one can find product "Curved Shelf via the category landing pages for both categories 1 and 2. Though here is the problem. If I arrive at the product via the list displayed on category page CURVED FURNITURE, when I select "Curved Shelf", the breadcrumbs in the store will then show the primary category path BOOKSHELVES > CURVED BOOKSHELF - such that if I want to navigate higher back to CURVED FURNTURE to view other curved items - I am lost ! I hope that makes sense - Is there a logical fix for this???Without having to clone and rename a product.
Great question - need to have a think about whether there is a solution - but i like a challenge :)
But you can't use product filters and sorting filter in your custom category page
hi, we have a filter block included in our storefront blocks plugin , and woocommerce blocks also.
How to add filters on this custom page and make it work?
Hi there - great tutorial - are you operating this with a paid up version of Elementor? I can't see any of the widgets you are using. thanks jeff
Hi Jeff, it's not Elementor , it's just the wordpress editor (gutenberg)
I am curious. It might seem like a stupid question, but since the category page is being bypassed then why make a category in the first place ?
Why not just have a button on your homepage that says Mens, Womens...etc, then just have that button go straight to a new page with the products that you want, without the need for any re-direct.
Hi Adrian, that's actually a good question - it's because normally there are links throughout the site to the default wc category pages.
@@jamiewp Ah ok. I have actually set up what you have shown in this tutorial using a different redirection plugin so I guess I will be covered in the event of any unexpected links. This tutorial was a good find. If anything like that had hapenned then I would not have know what it was or what to do about it.
thank you
i think its food for thought.
I'm trying to find a way to 'hide' categories from certain visitors, products that are wholesale for example.
I've hidden the category links from the shop page.
So if I do as you suggested and then make those new pages password protected might be a good way.. Then 'members can buy the wholesale products if have the link to category pages.
ya think? or does that sound a long way round of hiding to certain visitors?
So helpful! Thanks! Is the Storefront Blocks plug-in compatible w/ Divi builder?
Storefront Blocks uses the WordPress Editor (Gutenberg) so doesn't require any page builder to work e.g divi builder / elementor. It can be used on the same site as a site using a page builder plugin but not on the same pages.
not familiar with Rank Math, but as that is the catalyst for the redirect I've activated it. There does not appear to be redirections option. Can you clarify that step. Thank you very much.
Hi Bob, this will do the same thing :) wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/
@@jamiewp Thank you.
I have problem of removing header from woocommerce category page. There are options to choose on any other page to disable the header. But not the category page. Could any one help? thank you
Great tutorial! I’m an absolute beginner navigating my way. I have built new page and use Yoast premium so the redirect language is different than ranks .. can I still redirect as you directed?
Hi Sharon, yup that will work :)
@@jamiewp Thank you I will give it a whirl
Great video Jamie,
But How can I use pagination on this page?
Thanks.
Both the core WooCommerce Blocks and our Storefront Blocks plugins have an option to turn on pagination (when using blocks) .Here's details on how our pagination works www.pootlepress.com/2020/05/woocommerce-product-filters-woocommerce-product-pagination-and-three-new-woocommerce-blocks-all-included-in-storefront-blocks-version-2-5/
Again thanks for your response Jamie :)
Hi there, once the shop module is added to the page only a limited number of items are showing? only 8, when i have many more. do you know how to rectify this?
really helpful, thank you
Thanks for the feedback :)
Hi Jamie, Great video. I have made a custom category page for 'luggage' in Woocommerce I named the category /cat-luggage/ so the new page wouldn't be named /luggage-2/. The new category page is good. But when I go to a subcategory, like backpacks, the url is now /cat-luggage/backpacks in stead of /luggage/backpacks. How to manage this properly while using subcategories?
Why is your wordpress page so blasting fast? Which witchcraft is that?
Hi there great video solved a big problem for me. I just have one question - can i still add the shop sidebar with widgets to a custom page like this? it is important for navigation on my site.... Thank you in advance
Hi Sam, that's somewhat theme dependent. I generally use the the WooCommerce Blocks e.g price filter blocks and product search blocks for things that used to go inside widget areas, as it works much better on mobile (i.e they don't flip to the bottom of the page).
@@jamiewp tha is Jamie that's really helpful. I am using Flatsome and have found when I setting the "widget area" it looks horrible on mobile so will try it your way!
@@samgardom4054 fyi we've also built our own storefront blocks with some alternative layouts . Details and free trial available here www.pootlepress.com/storefront-blocks/
Oh and here's a demo of Category filters storefrontblocks.com/product-filter-demo/ :)
Hi there I am using themify Shoppe theme with woocommerce. My main site is all white background (womens) but when men's or kids is selected I want to change the complete colour of the header, logo and page background (Mens black) kids (colourful) this is to include the landing page, the product archive (shop) single product etc...literally throughout the category. Will this method work for all dynamic pages in woocommerce?
Hi, thank you so much for your help !
I have an additional question :
I would like to show the front and back (with a photo slider) of each product in my category page, do you know any plugin to help me ?
Thank you in advance :)
Hi, we have a plugin called storefront blocks that has a product slider, but it might not quite what you are after. But here's the link www.pootlepress.com/storefront-blocks/. The slider block is one of the 10 woocommerce blocks that we've built that you could use to build out your category pages. (or shop page)
Great solution, been looking everywhere for a way to change the category design, my question is that the plugin seems limited to just showing a few products ie 4 columns x 6 Rows how do I get it to show links to multiple pages?
Hi, did you find the answear to your question? I have the same problem :(
They don't have an answer
I'm also stuck with this. If you have more than 18 products in a category, it's effectively useless because it will not show any more than this. I don't think it's necessarily this plugin that's at fault, but Woocommerce itself.
Thank you!
Thank you so much
Life safer! Thanks so much!
Hmm how to make it dynamic (working for all categories)?
Hi Der Barde, this method only works on a per category basis - but we are working on a solution for site wide categories and dynamic content.
What builder are you using for the page? The default builder in wordpress looks nothing like this..? Can you please let me know. Thank you :)
This is the WordPress Editor (the Block Editor or sometimes called Gutenberg)
Hey, great video. But I noticed I don't have two options in the layout tab like you do. I don't have the layout pull down to select full width nor do I have grid gap. Any ideas? Thanks!!
Hi Andrew , are you talking about our Storefront Blocks plugin?
@@jamiewp no sorry, the Caxton blocks. But I think I just figured it out. Thank you for the reply!!
@@andrewbraithwaite4300 ok great :)
@@jamiewp Hi Jamie, i dont have this - how do i get it. Also do you need the full version pro version of woocomerce ? - Thanks in advance
hi, what solution did you find for this? having the same problem
Thank you! But what If I want to keep the old URL with the new page layout?
What's the reason you want to keep the old url?
@@jamiewp Thanks for reply! Well, I want to implement Woocommerce Product Blocks into taxonomy-product_cat-brand.php (taxonomy-{taxonomy}-{term}.php
) for each of every child term of the parent term "brand".
As far as I know you can only add these Woocommerce blocks if you create a new page or post. So my option is to create a page, but then I have the URL problem. The best would be if I could add the blocks into a widget or so and add the widget to the term template.
You are so clever.
Tx a lot mate.
I can't reproduce what you are doing with Elementor. Is this compatible with using Elementor?
In principle yes. You just might be missing certain functionality as shown here in the video.
thank you for all videos you create/ i want to help me how to make different category page without redirect with plugin. I need to make another category I'll need another template. I wanted to set it up in a way that I will be able to show my every product categories by using diffrenet category template / but i want create diiferent product category page like apple website and customize my every category /i have jetwoo builder & shopengine pro & jet engine & elementor pro / important to me plz help me
Hi thank you for this video :) I was wondering I have YOAST installed should I then just install the plugin called "Redirections by Rank Math" Thank you.
Yes exactly :) fyi our Storefront Blocks plugin now has this built in without the need for extra plugins
@@jamiewp Thank you for the very quick reply :D I'm using DIVI and very new so I'm not too sure what you mean by storefront blocks. Do I need to instal the plugin or is it already build in?
@@elisabethfalkenberg1628 Hi, it's one of the plugins i use in the video www.pootlepress.com/storefront-blocks/
@@elisabethfalkenberg1628 Sorry this is a better link to a new video www.pootlepress.com/storefront-blocks/#category
@@elisabethfalkenberg1628 yes Storefront Blocks is a plugin that we make . Here's the link www.pootlepress.com/storefront-blocks/ . But you can also do with the re-direction plugin by Rank Math :)
Not a really good solution.
Redirections can dramaticaly affects performances and SEO.
If you choose this way, you must set to'no index' the olds category pages.
Yup agree - these days i would simply edit the WooCommerce Category Template Page using a block theme - here's a video I recently made for WordPress.com that covers this ua-cam.com/video/8s7vxGR20Tk/v-deo.htmlsi=Y7CMHEbg-EJur9Xq
Thank You
Why would a redirect be needed? Why wouldn't you just put the New page that is made in the menu instead?
Hi, because WooCommerce generates lots of links that it uses throughout your store that point back to the default WooCommerce category page. e.g in product meta, breadcrumbs etc. If you don't re-direct these your customers will see the normal WC category page. Makes sense?
@@jamiewp awww ok I see
@@WNCSocialMediaBuzzWaynesville cool :)
@@jamiewp redirect won't affect SEO's page score, will it?
instead of using Gutenberg, can I use other page builders elementor for example?
@@kyle7092 nope Google will see it as a permanent 301 redirect so your SEO will be fine and yes you could use other page builders - but Gutenberg is faster loading now so better for ecommerce ;)
You should not use redirects like this. Imagine starting with 19 categories and ending up with 1000. Redirects should be a temporary fix until the search adjusts because servers have to load every redirect continually.
Can this be done for multiple woocommerce category archives pages? Please
Yes :) Just repeat the method for each category page.
Hi Jamie,
I have a silly question as I'm confused.
I'm trying to set up a marketplace.....products, services, travel, & listings.
Do I set up a separate landing home page for each of the main categories above and also a separate shop and archive pages for each category above?
my main home page would then list the main categories and then take them to a landing page where they would be able to choose what they would like.
Hope that makes sense:)
Thanks for any help or pointers
Yes. Create one page the way you want it to be, then use a plugin to duplicate that page however many times you want, and then edit the content of each page. Create layout once > edit content many times. For me, I'll need about 20 redirects to support each new page created.
the custom layout option is not showing on my wordpress editor, which plugin have you used to avail this feature, please tell.
Is your site using the Block Editor or the old Editor? Make sure you don't have the classic editor plugin active. Is this demo I used the Caxton Plugin, the WooCommerce Blocks plugin and Storefront Blocks plugins.
@@jamiewp Where can i get these plugins please? I can find them :0(
@@jamiewp Also where how do i select the block parallax? I can add an image but very basic control
@@MrGlockett here you go wordpress.org/plugins/caxton/ and www.pootlepress.com/storefront-blocks/
nice
#songsuniverse
I have been trying to solve the same problem; unfortunately, I have the latest version of Rank Math installed but there is no "Redirection" option in the Rank Math menu. Am I missing something or has this feature been removed in the latest version of the plug in?
Here's another option for you wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/
Thank you, Jamie, for the suggested plug-in. After quickly activating and running a fast test, the plug-in worked like a charm. Now, I'll need to refine it. Thank you once again.
@@1945bill3 Great news :)
@@jamiewp FYI: unfortunately, content and images on the source page did not transfer from the source page to the target page. I'm now working with the plug-in developer to resolve the issue.
@@1945bill3 it should just re-direct to your new page, so source images shouldn't need to transfer (but maybe i misunderstand your workflow)
Que bueno muchas gracias
Hmmm, I do have a question. Your title does say no coding required, BUT which way is better if I choose to grow some balls and code a little...doing it this way or setting up a template for the page in PHP??
Hi Nick, you could go the template route. The Pro's for this approach would be that you would only need to create the template, I guess the downside would be that each page would then be the same (ish) again. But it depends somewhat how many categories your store has to which approach would be best. From a marketing/ sales and seo point of view ideally each category page could be tailored.
@@jamiewp Thanks Jamie for the quick response. I'll have to test the water and see which one stings less.
Helpful, but a lot of fast-talking. Maybe slow down a bit. Some people are not familiar with English accents.
Thanks man. Really helpful :)
And that's also how you lose the sorting capabilities and extra time is required every time you manage your categories
You can still sort with the filter block
Great information. I think it's stupid and ridiculous that Woo Commerce and WordPress can't cater to our needs...the user.
The bullshit we have to do to get around things and make things work is BS. Sure WordPress allows users to add HTML tags in the product description to add hyperlinks for example...but I shouldn't have to do it that way. Even Shopify has their shit in order and has full editing capabilities on the category page.
Good but not very seo friendly. You lose half of your juice with a 301 redirection
Hi, that's not correct anymore. Here's a good overview that explains things ahrefs.com/blog/301-redirects/#do-301-redirects-affect-seo.
@@jamiewp oh thank you, that would be great ;-)
@@jamiewp But if you don't change the canonical tag that can be a major issue...And that will require custom code knowledge as you have to edit the .php to remove it from the original dynamic category page, correct?
@@ROARLPC Check out Yoast's explanation of canonical and 301's here yoast.com/rel-canonical/