# Create, rename and delete product categories

> Group products into categories such as rice, lentils or oil. Rename a category at any time, and delete one once it is empty.

Categories group your products, for example Rice & Grains, Lentils & Spices or Oil & Ghee. In the product list and at the till, tapping a category shows only its products. You add, rename and delete categories on the **Categories** page. There are no sub-categories: every category sits in one flat list.

## Before you begin

- You need permission to add and edit products. The **Owner**, **Admin** and **Staff** roles all have it.
- A category is optional. A product without one sells just the same.

## Open the categories page

**On a computer:**
1. Open **Products** in the menu on the left.
2. Click **Manage categories** at the top.
   ![The top of the product list on a computer: the Manage categories button, with the category buttons below](https://tukri.bd/help-center/en/product-categories/products-computer.webp)

**On a phone or tablet:**
1. Open **Products** from **Menu** at the bottom.
2. Tap the folder icon at the top: it is **Manage categories**.

The page lists every category with the number of products in it.

![The categories page on a phone: each category's name, its number of products, and a pencil and a bin icon](https://tukri.bd/help-center/en/product-categories/categories-phone.webp)

## Add a category

1. Tap **Add category**. On a phone it is the green **+** button at the top right.
2. Type the category's **Name**.
3. If you typed it in English, add the Bangla name in **Name (বাংলা)** too: it is shown when the app is in বাংলা. This field is optional.
   ![Add category on a phone: Stationery in the Name field, স্টেশনারি in the Bangla name field, and the Save button](https://tukri.bd/help-center/en/product-categories/add-category-phone.webp)
4. Tap **Save**. The message "Category added." appears and the category joins the list.

![The categories page on a computer: the Add category button at the top, and the new categories with no products](https://tukri.bd/help-center/en/product-categories/categories-computer.webp)

> **Tip:**
>
> You can also create a category while adding a product: tap the **+** beside **Category**, type the name and tap **Save**. The new category is chosen for that product straight away. See [Add a new product](https://tukri.bd/help/add-a-product).

## Rename a category

1. Tap the pencil icon beside the category. **Edit category** opens.
2. Change the name or the Bangla name and tap **Save**.
   ![Edit category on a phone: the Name and Bangla name fields, with the Save button below](https://tukri.bd/help-center/en/product-categories/rename-phone.webp)

Every product in the category shows the new name at once; there is nothing to change on the products themselves.

## Delete a category

Only an empty category, one that no product uses, can be deleted.

1. Tap the red bin icon beside the category. Nothing is deleted yet.
2. You are asked to confirm. Tap **Delete** to delete it, or **Cancel** to keep it.
   ![Delete Stationery? asked on a phone, with the red Delete button and Cancel below](https://tukri.bd/help-center/en/product-categories/delete-confirm-phone.webp)

When "Category deleted." appears, it is gone. A deleted category cannot be brought back; create it again if you need it.

## Good to know

- The **Products** list has a button for each category at the top. Tap one to see only its products, or **All categories** to see them all again.
- The till shows a button only for categories with at least one active product. An empty category does not appear there.
- To move a product to another category, edit the product and choose a different **Category**. See [Edit a product](https://tukri.bd/help/edit-a-product).

## If something goes wrong

**The bin icon is grey and cannot be tapped.** Products still use the category; the line under it says how many. Edit those products one by one, move them to another category, then delete it.

**It says "Has archived products — reassign or restore them first."** A product you deleted earlier still points at this category. In **Products**, tap **Deleted**, find the product, tap **Restore** and choose a different category while restoring it. The category can then be deleted.

**A new category does not show at the till.** It has no active product yet. Give a product that category and it appears.

**There is no Manage categories button.** Your role does not have permission to add and edit products. Ask the shop owner.

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- Source: https://tukri.bd/help/product-categories
- Language: English
- In বাংলা: https://tukri.bd/bn/help/product-categories
- Last reviewed: 2026-10-22
- Site index for language models: https://tukri.bd/llms.txt