Leap Conventions organizes the many different types of products by category. Think of this as a file and folder type system. Creating them and editing them is easy!
Access
Navigate to Products > Product Categories

The product categories table will display a total list of all product categories. The table will display:
- Name - Displays the name of the product category
- Active Products - Displays how many products in the system are within that category
- Hidden - Indicates if this category has been marked as hidden
- This option will make the category visible only when directly linked to it. For example, using the direct purchase link. The category will not be displayed on the front-end website or consumer app.
- Visual - Indicates if the category has been marked as visual (product images will appear in the checkout flow)
- Floating - Indicates if the category has been marked as floating
- Actions
- Direct Purchase Link - Opens a new webpage that displays all of the products available for purchase within the category
- View Products - Opens a new page that displays all products within that category–with tools to manage those products
- Edit - Opens the edit page of the category
- Delete - Deletes the category
Product categories can be re-arranged on the table by selecting the Order Product Categories button and dragging the categories into the desired order.

Adding a Product Category
- From the Product Category page, select Add a Product Category
- Give your category a name and select Create Product Category
- You will be taken back to the Product Category index page
- Find your new category and select Edit to customize the details of the category
- Category Name - Name of the category
- Category Description - Detailed description of the category. Useful for the consumer app or frontend website.
- Hidden (toggle) - Toggles whether the category is hidden from the frontend website or consumer app
- Toggle a product category as hidden if you want to send direct links separately from the main website/app
- Reveal Code - Enter a custom reveal code for this category
- If using a Hidden category, a person can enter this code to gain access to the category of tickets
Entering the access code
- Visual Category - In the hybrid checkout page, this category uses the visual style (layouts 2 & 3)
- Floating Category - In the hybrid checkout page, you can have this category float to the left at all times. Limited to a single category. Will bypass flags like'Hidden'.
- In Layout 3, an entire step in the purchase flow is presented after the attendee selects an admission product
- Product Category Image - Upload a custom image for the product category that will display on the sales tab of the Leap Conventions check in app or checkout page
- Print template Override (Badging) - Enter a custom print template to override the default