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Learn how to match your categories between marketplaces

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Written by Samuel
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When your product catalog spans multiple marketplaces, ensuring its category alignment is essential. ExportYourStore helps streamline this process with a powerful Categories Mapper, perfect for both automated and manual mapping.


1. AI‑Powered Category Mapping

ExportYourStore intelligently matches your source‑store categories to the nearest equivalent on each target marketplace—helping you get started instantly.

This feature leverages artificial intelligence to automatically suggest the most appropriate target categories for your products, further simplifying the mapping process and reducing manual effort.

To use AI Category Mapping:

  1. Navigate to Products Page → Categories Mapper

  2. Click Map with AI button either bulk or individual mapping.

    When using the bulk category mapping button, the system will automatically assign categories based on AI suggestions. If you map categories individually, you’ll be shown a list of suggested categories to choose from manually.

  3. Review and approve or adjust the AI’s picks before applying them.

This saves you time and reduces manual errors.


2. Manual Category Mapping

How to map a category to the corresponding category on another platform

  1. Go to Products Page → Categories Mapper

  2. Select your source categories from the list and click Map Selected Categories.

  3. In the new dialog, pick the corresponding target category and click Set Selected Category.

  4. Once done, simply export or update listings to push the changes.
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3. Advanced Mapping with Rules

Customize categorization logic using Rules:

  1. On the Products page, open Rules.

  2. Choose Other Fields → Categories.

  3. Set an action: Set category → pick your target category.

  4. Optionally use Filters to define your rule—e.g., "If source category contains ā€˜Shirt’, set target category to Men’s Shirts."
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Updating Category Changes

Changed a category in your source store? You’ll need to re-import the product into ExportYourStore so your new selection is picked up during your next export.


āœ… Why It Matters

  • Consistency: Standardize categories across all marketplaces.

  • Exposure: Reach buyers searching in the correct categories.

  • Accuracy: Reduce mismatches and errors in listings.


Need Help?

For more guidance on using Categories Mapper, AI Suggestions, or Rules, let our Customer Support Team walk you through setup.


By combining automation, AI, and flexible manual controls, ExportYourStore makes category mapping a breeze—so your listings perform their best everywhere.

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