Understanding Lighting Timers Category 3522
The Lighting Timers category, identified by the Google product category ID 3522, is designated for automated control devices used to manage lighting systems. This category falls under the path Home & Garden > Lighting Accessories > Lighting Timers and serves as the most granular classification available for these devices.
What Belongs in This Category
This category is intended for programmable and mechanical devices that turn lights on or off based on time or sensors. Based on examples from the US market, this includes:
- Indoor and outdoor plug-in mechanical or analog timers.
- Digital programmable wall switch timers.
- Heavy-duty timers designed for outdoor landscape lighting.
- Light-sensing timers that activate based on ambient light levels.
- In-wall digital timer switches for residential light control.
What Does Not Belong Here
Products that do not manage power timing should be categorized elsewhere. If your item belongs to a neighboring category, please use the appropriate ID for those specific components instead:
- Lamp Shades: Use this for decorative light covers.
- Lamp Post Bases: Use this for structural mounting foundations.
- Lamp Post Mounts: Use this for hardware used to attach light fixtures.
- Oil Lamp Fuel: Use this for chemical fuel sources for traditional lamps.
Ensure that your product_type attribute remains a separate, descriptive field for your own internal inventory organization.
Feed Implementation
To assign this category, use the ID 3522 or the full string: Home & Garden > Lighting Accessories > Lighting Timers. While this attribute is optional, providing it manually prevents Google from miscategorizing your inventory, which helps ensure the correct attributes are associated with your listings.