{"section":"known-issues","requestedLocale":"en","requestedSlug":"legacy-stores-redirect-to-empty-category-when-there-are-only-similars","locale":"en","slug":"legacy-stores-redirect-to-empty-category-when-there-are-only-similars","path":"docs/en/known-issues/Catalog/legacy-stores-redirect-to-empty-category-when-there-are-only-similars.md","branch":"main","content":"## Summary\n\nCurrently, there is the option to register a similar category in the catalog module, which will make products from said category also load on the former's search result.\n\nHowever, if the main category has no available products, the system redirects the user to a \"not found\" before it enters the logic of fetching the similar items, consequenly, it doesnt ever load the similar products\n\n## Simulation\n\n1 - in a category with no available nor howing items, register a similar category with active, showing items\n2 - try to load the first category, nothing will be shown\n3 - add at least 1 showing item in the first category - all\n\n## Workaround\n\nadd at least 1 item, even if set as \"show if unavailable\", in the main category"}