diff --git a/erpnext/www/shop-by-category/index.py b/erpnext/www/shop-by-category/index.py
index 7b493c3c2886..219747c9f8a5 100644
--- a/erpnext/www/shop-by-category/index.py
+++ b/erpnext/www/shop-by-category/index.py
@@ -51,36 +51,31 @@ def get_tabs(categories):
 	return tab_values
 
 
-def get_category_records(categories):
+def get_category_records(categories: list):
 	categorical_data = {}
-	for category in categories:
-		if category == "item_group":
-			categorical_data["item_group"] = frappe.db.sql(
-				"""
-				Select
-					name, parent_item_group, is_group, image, route
-				from
-					`tabItem Group`
-				where
-					parent_item_group = 'All Item Groups'
-					and show_in_website = 1
-				""",
-				as_dict=1,
+
+	for c in categories:
+		if c == "item_group":
+			categorical_data["item_group"] = frappe.db.get_all(
+				"Item Group",
+				filters={"parent_item_group": "All Item Groups", "show_in_website": 1},
+				fields=["name", "parent_item_group", "is_group", "image", "route"],
 			)
-		else:
-			doctype = frappe.unscrub(category)
-			fields = ["name"]
-			if frappe.get_meta(doctype, cached=True).get_field("image"):
+
+			continue
+
+		doctype = frappe.unscrub(c)
+		fields = ["name"]
+
+		try:
+			meta = frappe.get_meta(doctype, cached=True)
+			if meta.get_field("image"):
 				fields += ["image"]
 
-			categorical_data[category] = frappe.db.sql(
-				f"""
-					Select
-						{",".join(fields)}
-					from
-						`tab{doctype}`
-				""",
-				as_dict=1,
-			)
+			data = frappe.db.get_all(doctype, fields=fields)
+			categorical_data[c] = data
+		except BaseException:
+			frappe.throw(_("DocType {} not found").format(doctype))
+			continue
 
 	return categorical_data