promote the desired products by creating conditions-based automatic categories

easily manage the way you want products to appear on the catalog page

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2.4.6-p4; 2.4.5-p6; 2.4.4-p7; 2.3.7-p4

Automatic Categories for Magento 2

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Employ automatic categories extension to manage your catalog pages more efficiently and faster. Set conditions to run sales and seasonal campaigns, tailoring particular product listings for your purposes.

Associate products with categories automatically
Sort products using drag-and-drop
Create merchandising conditions
Import conditions from other catalog pages
Preview and sort product listing
Hyva-compatible by default

What is Magento 2 dynamic category ?

We believe you are tired of adding products to the categories manually. And we have a great tool to offer you. Add Magento 2 automatic categories plugin to associate products with the categories dynamically, based on multiple conditions.

Sales categories in Magento 2 are dynamic when products can be attached to them automatically on the basis of product attributes described with the help of specific merchandising rules and conditions. Relying on them, the extension drags products from the backend to the frontend. Magento 2 Dynamic categories simplify catalog management reducing the need to assign products to categories manually.

Level up your catalog management

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No need to assign new products to the categories manually each time you create them

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Set (or import) conditions to display and update products in the category automatically

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Easily preview the added products in the backend and use advanced sorting options

Create merchandising rules

With the extension, create conditions, that are based on the product attributes. Thus, with Magento 2 smart categories, you can specify exactly what aspects trigger the display of particular products. The products will be retrieved to the frontend programmatically, and precisely.

Set advanced conditions

To make the conditions more flexible, the extension offers a variety of custom rules. Create conditions, basing on the maximum and minimum price, or on the is new and in stock product attributes.

Import conditions

Preparing missing conditions for each new category can be time-consuming, so there is an option to import already existing Magento 2 category rules from other automatic categories.

Automatic category

Out-of-the-box Magento script doesn't allow admins to work with the categories at a good level. Each time you create new products, you have to assign them manually, one by one, setting their order. Employing dynamic categories, e.g. Magento 2 sales category, can make your routine disappear.

What are Magento 2 dynamic category products for?

Magento 2 Dynamic Category products are useful for sales, seasonal deals, and smaller marketing campaigns. Automatic Categories extension allows you to take the process of managing your products to a new level with the help of convenient tools.

Products sorting

There are several ways for the ordering of your product listings. Automatically sort by price and name, in ascending or descending mode, either sort by newest to boost sales in particular Magento category.

Drag-and-drop

When managing categories, you can easily preview the product listing and use a handy drag-and-drop option to place the items as it is needed.

Search for products by SKU or name

On top of the products merchandising listing there is a search box to find particular products by their SKU or name within the current automatic category selection.

Search for products by SKU or name

On top of the products merchandising listing there is a search box to find particular products by their SKU or name within the current automatic category selection.

Use Merchandiser For Regular Categories

Easily sort and preview products from any category of your webstore. Products’ merchandising is available as for dynamic Magento 2 categories so for regular ones.

To complement this, Amasty offers the Product Labels for Magento 2 extension. With this, you can add eye-catching labels like 'Sale', 'New', or any custom label to your product images, making them stand out and informing customers about special offers or unique product features. Combining dynamic category management with effective product labeling can greatly enhance user experience and boost your sales.

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FAQ

What is Automatic Categories extension?

The Magento 2 Dynamic Category extension eliminates all manual work required to assign products to categories.
It automatically assigns products depending on the rules you set, saving you an immeasurable amount of time and eliminating any possibility of mistakes.

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Siddharth R
DC, CEO
Jul 9, 2020
Ensures that products are rightly mapped to our category

100%

We do lots of autopilot stuffs and this module ensures that rules are in place and products are rightly mapped to our category. I like everything about this extension. If you want your store category to be organised in a better way from human error, you must have this extension as configuring rules is a one time job and anyone can add product and this extension maps the product to category on its own.

Amasty answer
Hi Siddharth, thanks for the feedback! Happy to see that the extension has helped you automate your processes and prevent human error. Looking forward to seeing you in our store again!
Timofei Fjodorov
Bonum Trade OÜ, Shop owner
May 18, 2020
Easy usage

100%

I've been using Automatic Categories from Amasty for 6 month. The main issue we wanted to solve was optimize my catalog pages. As for now my clients are sattisfied. Extension is easy to use. Also support team is very fast! I already recomended to my fiend who have e-shop (children goods).

Amasty answer
Hi, Timofei!
Thank you for your feedback regarding the Amasty M2 Automatic Categories extension.
Thank you for appreciating the provided support.
We would be happy to see you in our store again!
Sophie
Nov 12, 2018
Great automation tool

100%

It works well right out of the box. I like that it can create categories based on different rules. Configuring a products and dynamic categories saves a lot of time for my staff. Thanks!

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My Downloads

Version 2.1.2 Last Update: Oct 04, 2024

2.1.2 - Oct 04, 2024

Fix fixed the log error that occurred when placing an order

2.1.1 - Sep 20, 2024

Compatibility we improved the compatibility with Amasty Improved Layered Navigation

2.1.0 - May 08, 2024

Compatibility now the extension is compatible with Magento 2.4.7
Fix we resolved the issue with the ‘Preview Products’ functionality after adjusting the condition’s value
Fix we addressed the problem with the ‘is not’ condition’s application, when it was selected for several attributes in the conditions' tab
Fix now when the ‘Allow All Products per Page’ setting is enabled in Magento configuration, this option appears in the ‘Product Merchandising’ tab in the ‘per page’ setting

Version 2.0.6 Last Update: Sep 21, 2023

2.0.6 - Sep 21, 2023

Fix we fixed the compatibility error with Amasty Layered Navigation

2.0.5 - Sep 06, 2023

Fix the issue with pinned products saving in nondynamic categories was resolved

2.0.4 - Aug 01, 2023

Fix we fixed the problem with products pinning in categories

2.0.3 - Jul 12, 2023

Fix we solved the problem with products displaying in a category when "If ANY of these conditions are TRUE" condition is being used

2.0.2 - Jun 14, 2023

Fix we fixed the compatibility issue with Amasty Improved Sorting

2.0.1 - Jun 12, 2023

Fix we fixed the error with module upgrade from the previous version

2.0.0 - Jun 12, 2023

Improvement we improved the module performance by moving saving conditions process and products in categories validating process to indexation ( new indexes were created - see index management page).
Refactoring the conditions were fully refactored so now the module can proceed with Big Data
Fix we solved the problem with displaying invisible products in categories
Fix we fixed compatibility with Amasty Improved Sorting so now custom sorting does not cause errors on category pages

Version 1.5.9 Last Update: Sep 26, 2022

1.5.9 - Sep 26, 2022

Fix the conditions issue where ‘is not one of’ and 'is one of’ operators are being used was resolved

1.5.8 - Jul 08, 2022

Fix we resolved the issue with error on category save with Update by Schedule index state

1.5.7 - Jun 20, 2022

Improvement we added an automatic reindex after changing the order of products in a categories so that the data is updated faster
Improvement we switched the module to a declarative schema

1.5.6 - Apr 12, 2022

Compatibility we improved compatibility with Magento 2.4.4

1.5.5 - Feb 08, 2022

Improvement we refactored indexing for products visibility and status values
Fix we resolved the issue with the ‘Products In Category’ tab being visible after enabling the Dynamic Category
Fix we adjusted the way products are displayed when ‘All Store Views' is selected in the backend
Fix now out of stock configurable products are sorted as expected when using ‘Move out of stock to bottom’ sort order
Fix we resolved the issue with missing products when the ‘All Store Views’ scope is selected
Fix we resolved the issue when products from dynamic categories were not excluded using the category conditions
Fix we fixed the ‘Copy SKU’ button
Fix we resolved the issue with products not being saved for new categories when using ‘Products Merchandising’

1.5.4 - Oct 26, 2021

Fix we adjusted the way extension indexes attribute data

1.5.3 - Jul 13, 2021

Improvement we implemented a significant performance optimization aimed at reduction of requests' processing time on large catalogs
Improvement we modified and enhanced the processing of merchandiser’s conditions to speed up the indexation
Improvement the module’s interaction with indexation was optimized: now saved changes of product launch a partial reindex instead of a full one
Improvement now the extension consider the positions of products in categories upon initial install
Fix we resolved the issue with category saving in case Landing Pages module is involved
Fix we corrected the products' moving between pages

1.5.2 - Oct 26, 2020

Improvement now an explanatory message and instructions are displayed upon setup:upgrade process if the required Visual Merchandiser Core system package is not installed

1.5.1 - Oct 21, 2020

Fix we resolved the issue with setting of negative position values to products

1.5.0 - Oct 15, 2020

New now you can use categories as condition for assigning products to Automatic Category. Kindly note: only categories with physically assigned products will participate in condition applying
Improvement we moved indexing to a separate submodule to optimize performance and improve working with eav attributes
Fix we corrected the functioning of 'Add or Remove Products' button

Version 1.4.4 Last Update: Sep 17, 2020

1.4.4 - Sep 17, 2020

Improvement now products with only Search visibility are hidden from Product Merchandising tab
Fix we resolved the issue with invalidated Category Products indexer
Fix we corrected the behavior of extension in case several categories are edited and saved at the same time

1.4.3 - Apr 14, 2020

Improvement now categories in Automatic mode can't be saved without conditions applied
Improvement we made extension's category attributes non-required out of the box to avoid possible issues upon Magento Import process
Fix we resolved the issue with incorrect placement of pinned products on the frontend

1.4.2 - Mar 06, 2020

Fix issue with empty category products was resolved

1.4.1 - Mar 05, 2020

Compatibility compatibility with MSI was enhanced
Fix we resolved minor issue with Out Of Stock label displaying in backend

1.4.0 - Feb 03, 2020

New we introduced a new design for Products Merchandising tab
New we added an option to move products from page to page while merchandising them

Version 1.3.17 Last Update: Jan 03, 2020

1.3.17 - Jan 03, 2020

Fix issue with product sorting was resolved

1.3.16 - Oct 22, 2019

Fix we resolved the incorrect behavior of pagination section in admin panel during products merchandising

1.3.15 - Oct 15, 2019

Compatibility we improved compatibility with Amasty Improved Sorting plugin

1.3.14 - Oct 01, 2019

Fix we resolved the issue occurred on moving of out of stock products to bottom in admin panel

1.3.13 - Sep 23, 2019

Fix issue with category saving if there are no products assigned was resolved
Compatibility enhanced compatibility with Amasty Landing Pages

1.3.12 - Aug 14, 2019

Fix issue with adding products from another website was resolved

1.3.11 - Jul 12, 2019

Fix issues with install script were resolved
Fix issue with \"is one of\" condition was fixed
Fix issue with text attribute indexation was fixed

1.3.10 - Jun 21, 2019

Fix issue with reindex was resolved. Now changing of products' positions in admin panel results in the same order on frontend after the reindex is finished

1.3.9 - Jun 13, 2019

Fix the issue with Upgrade script was resolved

1.3.8 - Jun 12, 2019

Fix the issue with product positions was resolved
Fix the issue with product attributes indexation was fixed

1.3.6 - Apr 17, 2019

Compatibility the compatibility with Magento 2.1.x was improved
Fix an issue with the category product link for disabled products was resolved
Fix an issue with the category manipulation from the product page was resolved
Fix an issue with SKU condition appearance was resolved

1.3.5 - Apr 05, 2019

Fix an issue with the configurable product (parent) does not show up in 'on Sale' condition when simple product is on Sale was resolved

1.3.4 - Mar 14, 2019

Fix an issue with the catalog search indexer run instantly after data changes was resolved
Compatibility the compatibility with Magento 2.3.0 was enhanced
Improvement the category page display with empty product conditions for big catalog was enhanced
Fix an issue related to the processing status displayed constantly on category tree was resolved

1.3.3 - Jan 30, 2019

Fix an issue with compilation on Magento 2.3.0 was resolved

1.3.2 - Jan 11, 2019

Compatibility compatibility with Amasty Mass Product Action extension was added
Fix an issue with new category creation was resolved

1.3.1 - Dec 12, 2018

Fix the issue with the missing index data after manual reindex was resolved

1.3.0 - Nov 29, 2018

New possibility to use Merchandiser tab for usual categories was added
Compatibility compatibility with Amasty Landing Pages extension was added

Version 1.2.2 Last Update: Nov 17, 2018

1.2.2 - Nov 17, 2018

Improvement Compatibility with Magento EE was improved

1.2.1 - Nov 14, 2018

Fix the issue with the 'unknown column' message during indexation on Magento EE was resolved

1.2.0 - Nov 12, 2018

New new sorting options were added. Now admin is able to sort products by Top Rated, Most Viewed, Best Sellers, Biggest Saving, Reviews Count, Now in Wishlists
Improvement the product SKU was added to the product thumbnail
Improvement the flush cache action after reindex was added
Fix an issue with the missing composite products in results has been fixed
Fix minor design issues were resolved

Version 1.1.0 Last Update: Oct 29, 2018

1.1.0 - Oct 29, 2018

New allows admin to search the products by SKU or name at the Products Merchandising tab in order to find the required product quickly on multi page products list
New allows admin to import the conditions from other automatic category to retrieve matching products quickly
Fix minor issues were resolved