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how to remove a category? there is a button which says add, edit or remove custom categories but when I click on it nothing happens, its just an empty box, I am unable to delete this category of items which I will no longer carry. it should be simpler than this

asked almost 6 years ago

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Are You referring to this page https://www.bonanza.com/booths/Jewelsbelegance/edit_categories?

I’ve chosen the “Manual” option in “Categorize your items”.
In “Manage your custom categories” and next to each existing custom category there is only one link – “Remove category”, which works instantly.

I’ve made the below screenshot to show my categories/subcateg., but You can see there the blue “Remove category” link as [URL removed]

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Check also info on the B. help [URL removed]
https://www.bonanza.com/site_help/booths_setup/custom_categories

answered almost 6 years ago

30 Comments

Jewelsbelegance says: July 19, 2018

even after I set it to manual it still did nothing, I thought after I selected manual I’d be able to edit it but it is not working at all

Jewelsbelegance says: July 19, 2018

this is the problem, the page shown here is not the page Bonanza gives me when I go to adjust booth settings & pick categories & sorting, there are no boxes like these to select or anything its very strange & frustrating

Jewelsbelegance says: July 19, 2018

it gave me the remove category tab but there was nothing to edit, the page doesn’t show any of my categories

Jewelsbelegance says: July 19, 2018

I was able to add the category I wanted but then that showed up as the only category listed, at least viewed by me as the seller all items listed now just this 1 new category, pretty maddening to be honest

Jewelsbelegance says: July 19, 2018

just checked, categories are back to normal thankfully since I deleted the new one after that glitch & just gave up, not worth the hassle at this point

ArtistsUnion says: July 20, 2018
Sorry to hear about Your problem. Please, mind, when You choose a manual option, You should first add (using the “Add a new category” button) Your own categories AND then go to Your batch edit and add groups of Your items to those new custom categories.
ArtistsUnion says: July 20, 2018

You have over 2100 items, if You add only few of them to one or two custom categories, then the rest of Your other items will only be visible, when buyers click on “All Items” in Your booth. So, You need to consequently add ALL Your products to suitable custom categories. Good luck!

ArtistsUnion says: July 20, 2018

“I was able to add the category I wanted but then that showed up as the only category listed” – yes, this is correct. When You add only 1 custom categ., there will be only this 1 visible (plus the automatic “All items” link). So, add ALL custom categories You wish to have and add Your items to them.

Jewelsbelegance says: July 20, 2018

can’t do any of that if the page does not show up where its supposed to, it never gave me any option like that just a blank useless screen, no boxes nothing

Jewelsbelegance says: July 20, 2018

love how people are voting for the answer yet ignoring the point THE PAGE IS NOT THERE SO MOOT POINT :)

ArtistsUnion says: July 21, 2018

I’m sorry, but You’re contradicting [URL removed] “I was able to add the category I wanted” / “can’t do any of that if the page does not show up”. So, You was able to do it at least once, and if You would keep adding more custom categories the same way You’ve added the first one, ….→

ArtistsUnion says: July 21, 2018

→… after saving Your work, You would have the same, as You call it, "boxes’ page view.

ArtistsUnion says: July 21, 2018

2. “no boxes nothing” – NOBODY has visible ‘boxes’ in the “Manage your custom categories” part of the “Categories & sorting” page, each time we want to add a new CUSTOM category, we have to click on the “Add a new category” link and only then a new ‘box’ to write Your category name appears.

Jewelsbelegance says: July 21, 2018

Try to comprehend [URL removed] when I go to that page it doesn’t come up as shown here! It NEVER appeared this way & I checkef every tab & button to be sure I didn’t miss something. There is an ad for more customization but I have a free booth so that could be why.

Jewelsbelegance says: July 21, 2018

As explained earlier I was able to add a new category which I later removed but it was by typing into an empty box on an otherwise strangely blank page the only area to fill anything in was next to the tab saying add remove eyc. L

Jewelsbelegance says: July 21, 2018

Etc but there was no multi line multi box page layout like this example plus even adding the new section proved useless since it canceled out all the others which js just dumb.

Jewelsbelegance says: July 21, 2018

I would have preferred a list of all the sections as your example shows to view all & remove or add as desired but it did not show up as such, its a pay to play site & with the free option my tools are limited unless I upgrade to Silver which isn’t happening. Its ok I will continue along

Jewelsbelegance says: July 21, 2018

With what is available to me. Annoying but not the end of the world. Thank you for your answer & input & best of luck with your shop

ArtistsUnion says: July 22, 2018

“when I go to that page it doesn’t come up as shown here! It NEVER appeared this way” – Of course it doesn’t appear this way, because You haven’t added these categories (they’re my own ones) or any other on Your page (except the one You’ve deleted).

ArtistsUnion says: July 22, 2018

“I was able to add a new category which I later removed but it was by typing into an empty box on an otherwise strangely blank page” It was the same for me! I also typed into an empty box (my first cat. ‘Abstract Fine Art’). Then clicked below on the “Add a new category” link to get next empty box..

ArtistsUnion says: July 22, 2018

.. and type the second category name , etc. etc., till I added all boxes and typed all custom categories I needed at that moment. – “the only area to fill anything in was next to the tab saying add remove” It’s the first step, so You can write=type your first custom category.

ArtistsUnion says: July 22, 2018

“but there was no multi line multi box page layout like this example” There is no such thing like multi box page layout, as I said few times in my previous comments, You have to add as many empty boxes as You need and type whatever words/names You wish for Your custom categories.

ArtistsUnion says: July 22, 2018

1. “There is an ad for more customization but I have a free booth so that could be why.” 2. “the tab saying add remove” Do You mean this? ![URL removed] If yes, this only B. info tab, not any active ‘ad’ or paid option.

ArtistsUnion says: July 22, 2018

“its a pay to play site & with the free option my tools are limited unless I upgrade to Silver which isn’t happening.” It is not fair to B. to say so, because the option is available to everybody, You just need to use it properly. I also have a free booth without any membership.

ArtistsUnion says: July 22, 2018

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Jewelsbelegance says: July 22, 2018

so basically I need to make a list of the many categories I already have instead of simply adding a new one?

Jewelsbelegance says: July 22, 2018

write a whole list but include the new category? & I’m sorry but this most certainly IS a pay to play site, with thousands of items I have never seen such low traffic & most people have never heard of this site

Jewelsbelegance says: July 22, 2018

its pay to play in more than 1 way, there is no traffic here & I believe the only reason I make occasional sales here is due to the large number of items I have listed, I have EXTENSIVELY promoted my shop here have a Facebook page for it I have a huge banner at events for this shop business cards

Jewelsbelegance says: July 22, 2018

return address labels, links to the shop on the FB page with photos of items, constantly telling people about it & what it is, the positive is that its free but it’d be nice if Bonanza marketed to buyers not only THEIR customers, sellers. just saying, let’s be real about it.

Jewelsbelegance says: July 22, 2018

there is no maintenance once a listing is up its there forever until it sells or I remove it & fees here are low that’s why I put minimal effort into my shop here Bonanza has its good things but also downsides. just being honest. on other sites I get sales EVERY DAY

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