Your store has 50 products today. Next year it may have 500. Without a plan, finding anything gets hard, for you and for your customers.
That plan is your product management category taxonomy. “Taxonomy” is just a fancy word for “a way to group things.” WooCommerce gives you three ways: categories, tags, and attributes.
This guide shows you how to set up WooCommerce product categories, then tags and attributes, step by step. You will also learn when to use each one, and which mistakes to avoid.
Continue readingQuick answer: In WooCommerce, use categories for broad sections (Shirts, Shoes). Use tags for traits that cross sections (Cotton, Eco-Friendly). Use attributes for options customers choose or filter by (Size, Color). Manage all three from the Products menu in your dashboard.