APPSINITYStore categories
The category is the second most important classification after the game/app type. It is used to group listings, to build the browse pages, and to filter the store.
Open Appsinity StudioEverywhere category is used
Because the filter list is derived from the data rather than fixed, a category with only your listing in it is reachable but visibly lonely.
| Surface | Behaviour |
|---|---|
| Listing breadcrumb | Home › Category › Title |
| Category pages | Listings grouped by category, each group headed with its own count |
| Store filter panel | The top 8 categories present in the loaded data are offered as filter chips |
| Popular Categories rail | Seven category tiles on the store home |
| Search | Category text is matched by the header search |
| About fact tiles | One of the four tiles is the category |
Choosing well
- Pick the category a stranger would guess, not the one that describes your engine or your ambition.
- If two fit, choose the one with more listings only if yours genuinely belongs there; a misfiled game is discovered late and rated badly.
- Do not select a category you cannot support with the listing text — the About tile is right next to the description.
- There is no second category. One value per listing.
Changing a category
Editing the listing takes effect on save, and the category pages regroup immediately. The breadcrumb is rebuilt from the new value, so any link you published to the old category page now points at a group without your listing.
Category changes are cheap technically and expensive in discoverable continuity. Change once, early.
rating × 100 + downloads, which category does not affect, and a mismatched category invites a misleading-content report.Frequently asked questions
Can a listing have more than one category?
No. Additional classification is what tags are for.
Does category affect the New Releases rail?
No — that rail is time-based, published within 45 days, across all categories.
What if none of the categories fit?
Choose the closest one that a user would recognise and make the short description do the precision work.
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