# Introduction

Introduction

# Introduction to manufacturers

Manufacturers are where you store brand information. Aero automatically creates manufacturer pages within your store, allowing your customers to easily view and purchase their favourite brands.

See "[What is a manufacturer?](../../manufacturers/4408960647953-what-is-a-manufacturer/index.md)

A typical manufacturers list;

![Screenshot_2021-10-13_at_12-03-49_Aero_Commerce_Admin.png](https://support.aerocommerce.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/4408906311825-screenshot-2021-10-13-at-12-03-49-aero-commerce-admin.png)

# Introduction to categories

Categories allow you to group similar products together. They provide a heirarchical structure, this makes it easy for your customers to drill down to specific product groups.

See "[What is a category?](../../categories/4409016499729-what-is-a-category/index.md)

A typical high level categories list;

![Screenshot_2021-10-13_at_12-09-50_Aero_Commerce_Admin.png](https://support.aerocommerce.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/4408898992529-screenshot-2021-10-13-at-12-09-50-aero-commerce-admin.png)

A typical drilled down categories list;

![Screenshot_2021-10-13_at_12-11-41_Aero_Commerce_Admin.png](https://support.aerocommerce.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/4408899012625-screenshot-2021-10-13-at-12-11-41-aero-commerce-admin.png)

# Introduction to collections

Collections are a way to dynamically group products together. The grouping criteria includes tags, manufacturers, price range, price status and publish date.

See "[What is a collection?](../../collections/4409188075921-what-is-a-collection/index.md)

A typical collections list;

![Screenshot_2021-10-13_at_12-22-14_Aero_Commerce_Admin.png](https://support.aerocommerce.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/4408899160977-screenshot-2021-10-13-at-12-22-14-aero-commerce-admin.png)

# What is catalog management?

Catalog Management is where you create, store and manage your products. It is the central hub where you control everything you sell.

In addition to products, Catalog Management also holds associated product information, including:

- [Manufacturers](https://support.aerocommerce.com/link/31) - [Attributes](https://support.aerocommerce.com/link/37) - [Categories](https://support.aerocommerce.com/link/32) - [Tags](https://support.aerocommerce.com/link/38) 

Aero Catalog Management makes administration as easy as possible. With features including:

- Bulk Actions - Rapid searches and results filtering - Easy access to key information - Additional attributes - user defined fields that allow you to include any additional information you need.

# Where do I find catalog management?

Catalog Management is located in your Aero admin console.

- Step 1: Click the Catalog Management button in the left hand menu 

![Screenshot_2021-10-13_at_11-49-21_Aero_Commerce_Admin.png](https://support.aerocommerce.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/4408898601873-screenshot-2021-10-13-at-11-49-21-aero-commerce-admin.png)

- Step 2 - Select the information you want to view from the Catalog Management menu 

![Screenshot_2021-10-13_at_11-50-03_Aero_Commerce_Admin.png](https://support.aerocommerce.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/4408898605201-screenshot-2021-10-13-at-11-50-03-aero-commerce-admin.png)

# Introduction to products

Products are the main focus of your catalog management and can be split into 2 main types:

- [Single Products](../../products/4408919284753-what-is-a-single-product/index.md) - [Variant Products](../../products/4408912202129-what-is-a-variant-product/index.md) 

See "[What are Products?](../../products/4408899329553-what-are-products/index.md)

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A typical products list

![Screenshot_2021-10-13_at_12-00-00_Aero_Commerce_Admin.png](https://support.aerocommerce.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/4408906226961-screenshot-2021-10-13-at-12-00-00-aero-commerce-admin.png)

# Introduction to Attributes

Attributes allow you to create variant products within your ecommerce store. Attributes are your product options such as size and colour.

See "[What is an attribute?](../../attributes/4408964161809-what-is-an-attribute/index.md)

A typical attributes list;

![Screenshot_2021-10-13_at_12-07-24_Aero_Commerce_Admin.png](https://support.aerocommerce.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/4408898964113-screenshot-2021-10-13-at-12-07-24-aero-commerce-admin.png)

# Introduction to tags

Tags are a way to group products together and give you complete flexibility - you can group products any way you like. This could be by similar colours, or creating recommended lists, or anything else that works for you.

See "[What is a tag?](../../tags/4409155478033-what-is-a-tag/index.md)

A typical tags list;

![Screenshot_2021-10-13_at_12-17-33_Aero_Commerce_Admin.png](https://support.aerocommerce.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/4408899100945-screenshot-2021-10-13-at-12-17-33-aero-commerce-admin.png)