# 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)