Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Bulletin Board Accessories
The Google product category ID for Bulletin Board Accessories is 7525. It sits under Display Boards and has 2 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 2 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
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Bulletin Board Accessories7525
Bulletin Board Trim7526Bulletin Board Trim Sets543688- Category ID
- 7525
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 2
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 4
- Parent category
- Display Boards
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Bulletin Board Accessories is the largest of the 5 categories under Display Boards, with 2 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Bulletin Board AccessoriesBulletin Board Trim
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Bulletin Board Trim (7526) on level 5: Bulletin Board Accessories › Bulletin Board Trim. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mounting Boards | 1627 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foam Boards | 2263 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulletin Boards | 2401 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poster Boards | 2674 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulletin Board Accessories — this page | 7525 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (7525) or the full path ("Office Supplies > Presentation Supplies > Display Boards > Bulletin Board Accessories"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 2 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 7525 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Office Supplies > Presentation Supplies > Display Boards > Bulletin Board Accessories |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 7525, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Bulletin Board Accessories
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 2 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Bulletin Board Accessories continues any further, so one of those 2 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Easy to mix up with
These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.
Questions about Bulletin Board Accessories
What is the Google product category ID for Bulletin Board Accessories?
7525. The full path, "Office Supplies > Presentation Supplies > Display Boards > Bulletin Board Accessories", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Bulletin Board Accessories or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Bulletin Board Accessories has 2 directly below it, starting with Bulletin Board Trim (7526), Bulletin Board Trim Sets (543688), and 2 in total further down. 7525 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Bulletin Board Accessories sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Display Boards (966). The chain from the top is Office Supplies → Presentation Supplies → Display Boards → Bulletin Board Accessories. If your product does not belong under Display Boards, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Bulletin Board Accessories is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Display Boards first — there are 4 other categories at this level: Bulletin Boards (2401), Foam Boards (2263), Mounting Boards (1627), Poster Boards (2674). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Display Boards (966) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Bulletin Board Accessories?
1 level more. The longest route down from Bulletin Board Accessories is Bulletin Board Accessories > Bulletin Board Trim, ending at Bulletin Board Trim (7526) on level 5. Not every branch below Bulletin Board Accessories runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Bulletin Board Accessories compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 5 at its level, carrying 2 categories below it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
What is the difference between Bulletin Board Accessories and Bulletin Boards?
They sit side by side under Display Boards and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Bulletin Board Accessories is 7525; Bulletin Boards is 2401. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Office Supplies > Presentation Supplies > Display Boards > Bulletin Board Accessories" with "Office Supplies > Presentation Supplies > Display Boards > Bulletin Boards" before you submit.
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