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title: Category Settings Reference
description: The configurator builder's category settings manage product display and behavior, allowing customization of display names, list or grid layouts, and SKU visibility.
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# Category Settings Reference

## The configurator builder's category settings manage product display and behavior, allowing customization of display names, list or grid layouts, and SKU visibility. Key settings enable mandatory selections, multiple item choices, and the addition of instructions, with all changes saved via the main, top-right button. 

### Overview

Each category card in a configuration has a settings section. These settings let you control how that category behaves and appears on the storefront.

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**Note**:  You can set the default settings for a new category card in **Configurator Settings**.

### Settings

- **Show More Info Button:** Places a button for each group item that displays product information for that item. Default: Checked.
- **Required Category:** Whether customers must select an item in this category before adding to cart. Default: Not Checked.
- **Display Quantity Field:** Allows items in the group to be purchased in quantities greater than 1. Default: Not Checked.
- **Show Product Description:** Shows the first 200 characters of the items description. Default: Checked
- **Show Item Image: **Displays the product's main image next to the item. Default: Checked.
- **Show Item SKU:** Show each item's SKU alongside its title. Default: Not Checked.
- **Allow only one item or multiple selections:** Let customers choose more than one item within this category. Default: Allow only one.
- **Category instructions:** Optional instructional text displayed above the items. ![Required Advanced+  plans.](https://shopify-apps-kb.nsource.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-11-2026-04-50-08-8475-PM.png?width=88&height=19&name=image-png-Mar-11-2026-04-50-08-8475-PM.png)

### Saving

Changes to category settings are saved when you click the main **Save** button in the top-right of the configurator builder.

Next:  [How to Reorder and Remove Categories](https://shopify-apps-kb.nsource.com/shopify-apps-kb/how-to-reorder-and-remove-categories?hsLang=en)

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