Category mapping

Google (and the channels that reuse its taxonomy — Meta, Bing, Pinterest) want each product placed in Google’s own category tree. The plugin bundles the full taxonomy, so mapping works offline.

1. Open Product Feeds → Category Mapping. Each store category shows a search box and, where the plugin is confident, a SUGGESTED match.
2. Click Auto-map categories to apply every suggestion in one go, then review and correct individual rows.
3. Unmapped categories are fine — Google assigns one automatically — but apparel, media and regulated products should be mapped explicitly.

Pro: child categories without their own match inherit the nearest mapped parent, so you can map “Kitchen” once and every sub-category follows.