Chapter 3. Creating Catalogs and Categories

In this chapter, we will cover the basic tasks related to creating a catalog and products in Magento 2. You will learn how to:

  • Create a Root Catalog
  • Create subcategories
  • Manage attribute sets
  • Create products
  • Manage products in a catalog grid

Introduction

This chapter explains how to set up a vanilla Magento 2 store. If Magento 2 is totally new to you, then lots of new basic whereabouts are pointed out. Are you currently working with Magento 1? If so, not much has changed since then.

The new backend of Magento 2 is the biggest improvement of them all. The design is built responsively and has a great user experience. Compared to Magento 1, this is a great improvement. The menu is located vertically on the left ...

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