Create a dynamic category

Dynamic categories use rules to determine if products are or are not displayed on its category page. The Rules Engine cycles through of a set of rules and statements resolving as either True or False, then returns the appropriate values to the Dynamic Category.

Hero Tools offers many different types of products, from circular saws and grinders to spare parts. To help their users find deals, they want to create a category to list all products priced at $20 or less.

They create a category in the Admin Console called "$20 or Less." Then, they make it a Dynamic Category by accessing the Category’s Products finger tab and toggling the Use Dynamic Rules toggle to YES.

At the top of the screen, they choose to match All of the following rules, because this use case only requires one rule to accomplish the objective.

The new rule finds all products priced at $20 or less. To create this rule, they choose Product Fields as the Rule Type. Then, they select Basic List Price as the Source Data Field. They select Based On Range, enter 0 as the Minimum Value, and 20 as the Maximum Value.

Finally, they click Regenerate to populate the Category with the matching Products, then rebuild the product search index so the category and products appear on the website.

These steps show how to create and implement a new dynamic category.