A product category is a classification that identifies what type of product you’re selling. In Shopify, categories are part of the Standard Product Taxonomy and help organize products consistently.

For example:

• Jewelry → Rings
• Clothing → Dresses
• Electronics → Headphones

Assigning the right category helps with catalog organization, product attributes, filtering, and compatibility with supported sales channels.

Shopify Standard Product Taxonomy is Shopify’s structured system for categorizing products consistently. It provides predefined product categories and attributes that merchants can assign to their products.

It helps Shopify and connected sales channels understand what a product is and which characteristics it has.

For example, a jewelry product might be categorized under a relevant jewelry category and have attributes such as:

• Material
• Gender
• Product type
• Color
• Size

Using the standard taxonomy can improve catalog organization, product data consistency, and compatibility with supported sales channels and features.

Compare-at price in Shopify is the price shown as the original or reference price alongside a product’s current selling price.

For example:

• Compare-at price: ₹2,999
• Current price: ₹1,999

When the compare-at price is higher than the current price, Shopify can display the product as being on sale, helping customers see the price difference.

Merchants should use a compare-at price that accurately represents the applicable reference price and follow local pricing and advertising regulations.