Map Your Store Categories
Your WooCommerce store already has its own categories — like Handguns, Rifles, Ammunition, or Optics. Mapping tells CloudFFL OS which of your CloudFFL categories matches each store category, so products list under the right section of your website.
Step 1: Pull your store categories
- On the store, click Pull Categories. CloudFFL OS reads the categories that already exist on your WooCommerce site.
- Open WooCommerce → Category Mapping to see them listed.
Step 2: Match each one
- For each store category, pick the CloudFFL OS eCommerce category it corresponds to — for example, map your store's "Handguns" to your CloudFFL OS "Handguns" category.
- Save. That mapping is remembered, so you only do this once (and again when you add new categories).
CloudFFL OS doesn't create or rename categories on your store — your website's category structure stays exactly as you built it. Mapping simply tells CloudFFL OS which product goes where.
What happens when you push products
When you list a product, CloudFFL OS looks at its category, finds the matching store category from your mapping, and lists the product there. If a product's category isn't mapped yet, it still lists — it just shows up uncategorized on your store, and the sync log notes it so you know to map that category.