Hello iCrafters!
It took us a bit longer than we expected to redo our database and to restructure our product categories, but we are finally getting ready to release some of those changes to the site. We are planning to have a
"Scheduled Site Maintenance” tomorrow between 10:00 pm and 1:00 am EST. You will not be able to use the site during that time.
What you will notice after this update is that we now have
3 new top-level product categories: Home Décor, Bath & Body and Toys & Games.
Other changes you will notice is on the “Edit Product” page under “My Account” area:- We’ve added a few sub-categories for each top-level product category
- You will also see Major Holidays, Occasions, Special Days and Target Groups, as part of the product page
- We are now allowing you to list same products in more than one product category and associate to more than one Target Group at no extra charge
For the most part, site replacement will operate the same way it was before, as
new fields won’t be replacementeable for the next few weeks.
However,
we want to use this time to re-organize all products using new categories and sub-categories.
Please start using new fields to update all your products, as soon as those fields become available.
We will be updating a lot of products on the site too, in an effort to speed up the conversion to the new product structure. If we update any of your products, you will receive and email from us informing you which of your products were updated with some comments from our Admins.
Please note: even though we are now allowing you to list your products in more than one product category for greater product exposure, we will be monitoring this process and removing products from categories where we fill they don’t belong. So please make an effort to associate your products only with the categories, holidays, occasions and target groups that best fit your products.
Once you make changes to your products, make sure you check under which main category your products appear on the site and report any problems you notice. Also, if you have comments or suggestions for the new sub-categories etc., please let us know that too. We are testing the new system right now and will appreciate any feedback.
More instructions will be posted soon.
A lot more is coming in a couple weeks and months, including new page design, so stay tuned!