# Getting Started

## 🗂️ <mark style="color:blue;">Overview</mark>

Get started with the **Jedi Product & Collection Sort** app! Quickly sort, organize, and manage your collections with simple, intuitive tools designed for ease and efficiency.

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## 📄<mark style="color:blue;">Introduction</mark>

**Jedi Product & Collection Sort**, is a powerful tool that helps online store owners efficiently organize product displays. With advanced sorting options and an intuitive interface, it enables flexible product arrangements. Jedi Product & Collection Sort stands out by using both AI and traditional sorting methods, giving users more flexibility and control. The app also offers a layered system, allowing users to apply different sorting rules within the same collection. In addition to that, it automatically updates product sorting every hour or at a chosen frequency, optimizing collections and saving time for store managers. This ensures customers always see the most relevant products.

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## 📌 <mark style="color:blue;">How To Get Started?</mark>

This section guides you through the essential steps to efficiently sort and manage the products and collections in your online store.

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### 📂 <mark style="color:blue;">Step 1: Create A Sorting Strategy</mark>

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Upon installing the app, a 'Default Strategy' is automatically created. Follow these steps to create a new strategy or customize the default one
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Get started by navigating to the **Sorting Strategies** and click on **Create Strategy** tab or on the default strategy. Upon clicking, the app will direct you to a screen where you can enter a new title for your sorting strategy.

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After entering your **Strategy Title**, click on **Sort Frequency** and select the duration for sorting your products to organize them based on the chosen time frame.

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Once you've selected a sorting frequency, head over to the **Sorting Layers** tab and simply click on the **Add Another Layer** option to continue.

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Next, choose the most suitable layer from either the **Predefined Layers** section or the **Custom Layers** section, depending on what best fits your needs.
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Now, go ahead and apply your preferred sorting criteria from the available options. For example, you can choose **AI Sort (Multi Params)**: for bestseller, **Standard Sort Type** for sorting by Price from high to low, or **Advanced Sort Typ**e if you'd like to use Nested Sort.

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Finally, , click **Save** to update your collection.
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### ️🗃️ <mark style="color:blue;">Step 2: Assign Sorting Strategy To A Collection</mark>

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Head over to the **Sorting Collections** section, and from there, select the specific collection you’d like to organize.&#x20;
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You will find the **Sort Strategy** tab. Click on the tab and you’ll be directed to the confirmation pop-up where you can easily select preferred sorting strategy from the list.

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After making your selection, just click on **Set Strategy** to apply it to your collection.

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### 🗳️ <mark style="color:blue;">Step 3: Activate Sorting For A Collection</mark>

After setting your sort strategy, you will be taken back to the Sorting Collections section.

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To activate sorting, **Select** your preferred collection from your collections list.
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Once you have made your selection, you'll find the **Set Sorting Active** button.

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Click on **Set Sorting Activ**e. This will activate your chosen sorting criteria for the collection.
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