navigation not showing- please help!

[luke_mersh]

I have been following documentation and course and it appears that my categories arent showing as navigation.

any help much appreciated

[Manthan Dave]

Hi @luke_mersh 

I would suggest you to check below configurations are set properly.

• You need to have all your categories UNDER the "Default Category". Then they should show.
• Verify that Default Category Is Active (Enable category = "yes") and "Include in Navigation Menu" to Yes.
• Also Just go to the Stores -> All Stores -> Click on Store (Main website store) - >You will see Root category option there listed with your category name -> select that one (Test,Collection whatever you want)->click on save and check.
• Run indexing by running - php bin/magento indexer:reindex command
• Clear your cache by running the php bin/magento cache:clean command

Then check it will works - hope it helps !

[luke_mersh]

this is my category structure:

i cant see anywhere that says default category/

[luke_mersh]

they are enabled.

[Manthan Dave]

Hi @luke_mersh 

I understand your category structure but in default magento setup there is one root category is there called "Default Category"

So whatever category structure you are creating - you need to create that categories in the default root category - then and then it will showcase on the frontend.

For more reference please check attached screenshot

Hope it helps !

[luke_mersh]

how do i reset it show that i can get that structure back?

[Manthan Dave · Accepted solution]

Hi @luke_mersh 

Not sure - you mean in your magento 2 setup Default Category not showing ?

If not then create a new root category - then assign that root category to your store - from store -> All stores

Then create this sub-categories under that newly created root category.

Hope it helps !

[luke_mersh]

yes thats what i mean, it wasnt showing.

[Manthan Dave]

ok got it

So now your issue gets resolved or not ?

[luke_mersh]

sure did !!

many thanks