Hi,
Are you sure that you do not have issues with your database ?
The "category_id" column is an "auto increment" column ; it should not possible to store "0" as an ID.
The case you describe should not be possible with HikaShop.
So I'll suggest you to take a look at your database and maybe re-set the HikaShop data in order to remove the "sample data" from your store.
Regards,
Jerome - Obsidev.com
HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team.
Also helping the HikaShop support team when having some time or couldn't sleep.
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