mass movement of products to a new category

[beverly53]

Is there a way to mass move all the products out of a category into a new category?

[kobra]

BACKUP THE DATABASE FIRST!!!

There is a copy to category function

[Ajeh]

This Copy Feature is on the Multiple Categories Link Manager that you find when you hit the C for Copy on a Product ...

These are the steps to do it, AFTER you make your backup of the database, as kobra has indicated ...

To move all Products in categories_id 53 to categories_id 67 ...

First ...

Copy ALL Products in a Category as LINKED Products to another Category ...
Example: Using 8 and 22 would Link ALL Products in Category 8 to Category 22

Use the settings:
Select All Products in Category: 53
Link to Category: 67


Second ...
Rest the Master Category for the Products to now be 67

Reset ALL Products in the selected Category to use the selected Category as the new Master Categories ID ...
Example: Resetting Category 22 would set ALL Products in Category 22 to use Category 22 as the Master Category ID

Use the setting:
Reset the Master Categories ID for All Products in Category: 67


Third ...
Remove the Products from the old Category 53

Remove ALL Products in a Category that are LINKED Products to another Category ...
Example: Using 8 and 22 would Unlink ALL Products in Category 8 from Category 22

Use the settings:
Select All Products in Category: 67
Remove from being Linked to Category: 53

[danilyn22]

I have too many products in some of the categories and I want to break them out into smaller categories. I created the new category and sub categorys.

Is there a way to pick several products from one category (not mass move all products) and move them to the new category?