[caution]This Guide is intended for Legacy Themes or EKM online shops in Custom Mode. If you are using the Aerial Theme, please click here for the correct Guide. [/caution]

[intro]Category Descriptions and In-Category Descriptions are essential for a successful EKM online shop. The text in these fields is intended of course for human use as it will be read by your customers to help them quickly understand what products you have listed within that specific Category, but search engines also ‘read’ this text too, and using the correct keywords and language here helps them decide where your shop will be displayed within search engine results. [/intro]

Within the Edit Category window, you’ll see a field for Category Description. Enter a short description in the field provided, before clicking Save & Close:

On some Themes, any text within this area is displayed on the website. The Tesla Theme is a good example of this:

If your Theme does not display Category Descriptions where you would like it to, our Tweaks Team may be able to amend this for you. Give us a call on Customer Support for more information.

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• Category Images
• Adding Categories and Subcategories using the Shop tab
• Navigation

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[contact] If you need our help with your EKM online shop, contact your Account Manager or Customer Support, who will be able to point you in the right direction. We're open from 8am-6pm weekdays and 9am-5.30pm on the weekends. If you'd like to suggest a feature or an upgrade on any of the EKM platforms, please let us know on the EKM Suggestions board. If you have a non-account specific question ask the EKM Team, join us in EKM Community.  [/contact]