The sample guide with a clear example of how to create a category structure on the Cotonti website.

Configuration of modules and filling in fields when working with the structure.

This guide is a universal tutorial for a beginner on working with categories on a website managed by cotonti.

Universal, because the instructions are applicable to the module "Forums", "Articles", as well as "Marketplace", "Service Market" and "Job Exchange", which are included in the freelance scrit.

Instructions for managing categories using the example of the "Pages" module.

Categories of articles, Creation of the module structure.

There are different ways to "get" to the structure of the desired extension in the control panel.

Two main ones:

1. Go to the card of the desired extension, - click the link / button "Structure".
2. Click on the "Structure" link from anywhere in the admin panel, if you use, for example, "ControlCot" - this is a free template.

For the structure of the "Pages" module, the innovation chain will look like:
Site Management / Extensions / Pages / Structure

Here you can create and edit categories of pages/articles.

Basic concepts in the structure settings

Each category has basic parameters:
1. Path (Path)
2. Code (Code)
3. The Title
Path is the category number in the hierarchical structure of the catalog.

For example, - "001", "001.001", "001.001.001".
Where the last "001.001.001" obeys the previous one, - "001.001", and it already obeys its parent, - "001".

Using the "Path" parameter, you can create a branched structure where subcategories are created according to the following principle:

001 - Computers and laptops
001.001 - Laptops
001.002 - Computers
001.003 - Monitors
001.004 - Computer accessories
001.004.001 - SSD and Hard drives
001.004.002 - Video cards
001.004.003 - Processors
001.004.004 - Motherboards  

002 - Household appliances
002.001 - Refrigerators
002.002 - Washing machines
002.003 - Irons

The example clearly shows that we can easily create a structure with three levels of nesting.
The code is a unique identifier of the category.

It is a set of Latin characters for each category.
It is possible, but it is not recommended to use Cyrillic.
For example, - "computers-notebooks", "notebooks", "motherboards".
The category code also plays the role of an alias in generating the category URL on your site.
The category title is a simple and mandatory field.

For example, Computers and laptops