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What a category tree is

“A hierarchy (from Ancient Greek ἱεραρχία (hierarkhía) 'rule of a high priest', from ἱεράρχης (hierárkhēs) 'president of sacred rites') is an arrangement of items (objects, names, values, categories, etc.) that are represented as being "above", "below", or "at the same level as" one another.”
From Wikipedia — Hierarchy — CC BY-SA 4.0

Types of hierarchy chart

When to use a category tree

  • Sorting

    Organise a big list into categories and subcategories, so everything has one home.

  • A website

    Plan the menus of an online shop: clothing, home and toys, then what sits inside each.

  • A product

    Decide where each new product goes before you add it to the shop.

How to make a category tree

  1. 1The shop
  2. 2Main categories
  3. 3Subcategories
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Helpful resources

Trees & hierarchies

More trees & hierarchies

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