{"id":7983,"date":"2020-07-21T11:01:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T11:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=7983"},"modified":"2020-07-21T11:01:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T11:01:33","slug":"how-to-add-a-new-product-category-in-woocommerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-add-a-new-product-category-in-woocommerce\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Add A New Product Category In WooCommerce?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have an online store, the best way to provide online shopping convenience to our customers is by categorizing the products. This article will show you how you can add new product categories.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are the steps for adding new product categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Login to your WordPress admin area.<\/li>\n<li>Go to Products &gt; Categories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A new page will be displayed that will be separated vertically in two sections. 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