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# Product Catalog

The Brandy theme offers various customization options for the WooCommerce Product Catalog. These settings allow you to control how products are displayed and sorted on your shop pages, ensuring a better user experience for your customers.

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**Product Catalog Customization Options**

1. **Shop Page Display:**
   * Choose what to display on the main shop page. Options include:
     * **Show products:** Display individual products on the shop page.
     * **Show categories:** Display product categories on the shop page.
     * **Show categories & products:** Display both product categories and individual products on the shop page.
2. **Category Display:**
   * Choose what to display on product category pages. Options include:
     * **Show products:** Display individual products within the selected category.
     * **Show categories:** Display subcategories within the selected category.
     * **Show categories & products:** Display both subcategories and individual products within the selected category.
3. **Default Product Sorting:**
   * Determine how products should be sorted in the catalog by default. Options include:
     * **Default sorting (custom ordering + name):** Use a custom ordering along with product names.
     * **Popularity (sales):** Sort products based on their sales popularity.
     * **Average rating:** Sort products based on customer ratings.
     * **Sort by most recent:** Display the newest products first.
4. **Product Rows Per Page:**
   * Set the number of product rows to be shown per page. In the example, it is set to 4 rows per page.
5. **Item Layout:**
   * Choose the layout for displaying whole shop pages and blocks. The layout options affect the visual presentation of products.
6. **Products Thumb Size:**
   * Select the thumbnail size for product images. Options include:
     * **Rectangular:** Rectangular thumbnails.
     * **Square:** Square thumbnails.

**Publish:** Make sure to click "Publish" after making changes to save and apply the updated settings.


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