Common Group

Guide on how to set up common group taxonomies and explanation on why it is being used

Common Group is used in two probable occasions. Let's use real-world examples to try and explain why you need it.

Classifieds Ads website with many different categories

If you plan to setup this kind of website then you will start by creating new groups (categories) from the Fields Builder. Every new group that you create will have its own set of required taxonomies, so if you are creating a Car group then it should have for example taxonomies like make, model, engine, transmission, etc. and if the next category is for example Real Estate then it should have its own set of required taxonomies like lot size, property type, year built, etc.

As you can see these taxonomies are unique for the group (category) that you create, but you will also notice that you will need for example Location taxonomies like country or city and they will be the same for every, or for the most, products that you list on your site. Those are the ones that should be added to the default Common Group, as they will be the same for most of the products.

Depending on your site setup also condition, color, sold on-site, shipped, digital or not, or similar taxonomies could be part of the Common Group.

Classifieds Ads website with a single category

If you plan to create a classifieds site that is listing only, for example, Cars for sale then you will immediately notice that almost all taxonomies like make, model, engine, transmission, etc. are used for all the products (cars) that you're site is listing. That means that all of these taxonomies should go to the Common group as they are necessary requirements for all or most of the cars listed on your site and there is no point in creating separate groups (categories) for them.

We have also prepared a small video that can help you further understand the Common Group.

Fields Builder Common GroupYouTube