Get to Know Taobao

Here we will give some details about search and navigation on taobao.com, so you can be able to use the website in more convenient way.

Home Page
The homepage of taobao.com usually looks like this:
Here you have three main parts: header with registration, login and search bar, followed by main navigation, announcements, new functions presentation and advertisement and then there is a large list of categories which takes the largest part of homepage.

Let’s have a look at each part in detail.

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     Header
You have a choice as to how you search for an item via “Products”, “Taobao Mall”, “Shops” and “Auction”.  Products are a general search and will display every item available from all outlets.

     Main Categories

As you can see, the categories list is large and extensive.  In order to simplify items for you, we have converted some of the major items to English and can be found at Categories Taobao English Version.

 


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Go to step 2: Search an item on Taobao