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Product Category Descriptions

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Write an effective description to boost the ranking of your category page in search engine results. The first 160 characters of the category description appear in search results or when the category is shared on social media. 
Category descriptions also appear on your site, in the header of each category page. You can decide whether you want to display descriptions on your category pages or hide them. 
Screenshot of the Category page in a Wix store with the header description text outlined.

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