Product order in a category

In a category, customers see the first few products first, so the order matters. It is set by two things: the position of each product in the category and the category's default sorting.

Product position in a category

Catalog › Categories › (category) › Products in Category

1. Click the category in the tree and expand the Products in Category section.

2. Enter a number in the Position column for the products. A lower number comes first: 1 is first. Products without a number (0) come before all the others.

   

3. Click Save.

Default sorting of a category

1. In the same category, expand Display Settings.

   

2. For Default Product Listing Sort By, untick Use Config Settings and choose Position (your manual order), Product Name or Price.

3. For Available Product Listing Sort By, leave Use All so customers can change the sorting themselves.

The setting for all categories at once is in Stores › Configuration › Catalog › Catalog › Storefront › Product Listing Sort by. A category with its own setting overrides it.

Products from subcategories (Anchor)

A category with Anchor = Yes also shows all products from its subcategories, not just those added to it directly. These products are sorted by the position they have in their own subcategory, so the order in the parent category can look mixed up. If you want an exact order in the parent category, add the products to it directly as well and give them a position there.

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