setting up two stores in magento with single root category

Question

We have set up two stores with two root categories and its corresponding sub categories. Usually we will move products from store 1 to store 2 after 2-3 weeks. Each time we need to tediously reassign that product to store 2's categories. Is there any way, I can set up two store with single root category?

OR Is there any way, I can automatically assign to store 2's category when I change 'website' from store1 to stor2?

Answer 1

You can set single root category for more than 1 store.

To change the root category go to

admin->System->Manage Stores

Click on Store name to edit and from edit form Choose the Root Category and save it and reindex the data.