Webasyst: Categories — A Complete Guide for Clients
A clear guide to working with categories and products: what each button does, how to properly launch bulk actions, and how to avoid mistakes.
Goal
Provide the team with a clear and repeatable process for working with the Webasyst section without unnecessary manual routine.
What It Does
Explains specific tools and buttons in this section so you understand what task each action solves.
How to Launch
- Select the target group (categories/products/attributes).
- Run one bulk action on a test sample.
- Check the result on several items.
- After verification, scale to the full volume.
Risks
- Launching a bulk action without checking the sample.
- Simultaneously launching several large operations.
- Overwriting verified content unnecessarily.
KPI for Business
- Reducing time on content operations.
- Decreasing the number of manual errors.
- Faster catalog updates before advertising launches.
- Higher content quality stability across all languages.
Webasyst Mode
What It Does: enables work in Webasyst categories mode.
How to Use: keep this mode active to work specifically with the Webasyst catalog.
Purpose: to ensure changes are correctly applied in your store structure.
Expand
What It Does: expands branches of the category tree.
How to Use: expand the desired section to quickly find the target category.
Purpose: quick navigation in a large catalog.
Rebuild Webasyst Tree
What It Does: updates the category tree structure after changes or imports.
How to Use: press before bulk transfers if there were changes in the structure.
Purpose: an up-to-date tree without discrepancies.
Search and Select Category
What It Does: helps quickly find the desired category, showing its products on the right.
How to Use: find the category, open it, and work with the products in the list.
Purpose: focus on a specific group of products.
Move
What It Does: moves selected products to another category.
How to Use: mark products, click "Move", select the target category.
Purpose: quick catalog organization.
Transfer Description
What It Does: copies the description from one product to selected products.
How to Use: choose the source product, languages, and launch the action.
Purpose: quickly fill descriptions for similar items.
Assign Images From
What It Does: transfers images from the source product to selected products.
How to Use: mark products, choose the photo source, and confirm the action.
Purpose: mass update of product card visuals.
Delete Images
What It Does: removes images from selected products.
How to Use: apply after checking the sample.
Purpose: clean up incorrect or outdated photos.
Replace External Images
What It Does: replaces external images in the description with your local ones for stable display.
How to Use: select products, description languages, and launch the action.
Purpose: reliable content without "broken" external images.
AI Processing
What It Does: automatically improves product texts (rewrite, translate, generate).
How to Use: select products, mode, and languages, launch processing.
Purpose: quickly bring catalog texts to a unified quality standard.
AI Sorting
What It Does: helps automatically distribute products into the correct categories.
How to Use: select products, set parameters, and check the result before final application.
Purpose: speed up categorization and reduce manual work.
Recommended Scenario
- Update the category tree.
- Select a category and mark the necessary products.
- Run one bulk action.
- Check 5-10 product cards.
- Repeat for the next group.
Business Benefits
- Team Time Savings: bulk actions replace hours of manual work.
- Stable Catalog Quality: unified format of descriptions, photos, and category structures.
- Fewer Errors: batch work and post-change control reduce the risk of failures.
- Faster Advertising Launch: clean content is easier to prepare for feeds and marketplaces.
- Scaling Without Chaos: processes work the same for 100 and 10,000 products.