Introduction

The Magento 2 Smart Categories extension by FMEextensions is a powerful tool that automates the creation and management of categories in your Magento store. By using predefined conditions and rules, this extension dynamically updates categories based on product attributes, saving you time and effort in managing your store's inventory.

Key Features

  • Dynamically assigns products to categories based on predefined conditions.
  • Rule-based management for creating smart categories.
  • Supports multiple attributes for setting category rules.
  • "AND/OR" logic for flexible condition configuration.
  • Bulk product assignment to categories.

Compatibility

This extension is compatible with the following Magento versions.

  • 2.1.x
  • 2.2.x
  • 2.3.x
  • 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7

Installation Guide

Method 1

  1. Unzip fme_smartcategory-x.x.x.zip to a local folder.
  2. Make folder FME into your_magento_directory/app/code/ (if you don't find code folder within app folder, please create it first).
  3. Create the following folders (as mentioned in step 2):
  • app/code/FME
  • app/code/FME/SmartCategory
  1. Copy all the contents from fme_smartcategory-x.x.x to newly created SmartCategory folder.
  2. Now open console or shell.
  3. Go to your Magento directory and run the following commands:
  • php bin/magento module:enable FME_SmartCategory
  • php bin/magento setup:upgrade
  • php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f (-f may not work in Magento versions less than 2.2.x.)
  • chmod command for var/ pub/static and generated/ folders
  1. Reload the Magento admin and you will see FME Extensions on the left side menu of your admin panel.

Method 2

  1. Unzip fme_smartcategory-x.x.x.zip to a local folder.
  2. Make folder FME into your_magento_directory/app/code/ (if you don't find code folder within app folder, please create it first).
  3. Create the following folders (as mentioned in step 2):
  • app/code/FME
  • app/code/FME/SmartCategory
  1. Copy all the contents from fme_smartcategory-x.x.x to newly created SmartCategory folder.
  2. Go to your_magento_directory/app/etc/
  3. Open config.php file in etc folder
  4. Add the following line in $modules array at the end ‘FME_SmartCategory’=>1,
  5. Now open console or shell.
  6. Go to your Magento directory and run the below commands
  • php bin/magento setup:upgrade
  • php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f (-f may not work in Magento versions less than 2.2.x.)
  • chmod command for var/ pub/static and generated/ folders
  1. Reload the Magento admin and you will see FME Extensions on the left side menu of your admin panel.