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One of the frequently asked questions is **how to add categories** and **manage them**. In this blog post you'll find an answer to this question and step by step manual.
One of the frequently asked questions is **how to add categories** and **manage them**. In this blog post you'll find an answer to this question and a step by step manual.

<div class="alert alert-warning">
<strong><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-warning-sign"></i> Warning:</strong> We do not recommend adding more than 100 categories if you use shared hosting. Otherwise, your website will work very slow.
<strong><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-warning-sign"></i> Warning:</strong> We do not recommend adding more than 100 categories if you use a shared hosting. Otherwise, your website will work very slow.
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## How to add new categories

### Quick method

At the quick category creator add the name of the category, hit **enter** on your keyboard and when you are done, press the '**Send'** button as explained in the following screenshot.
At the quick category creator, add the name of the category, hit **enter** on your keyboard and, when you are done, press the '**Send'** button as explained in the following screenshot.

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3\. **Fill in the fields:**

* **Name:** Choose a name of category that will be displayed in a listing, e.g. Jobs, Apartments. Basically, this field is the most important, the rest is more or less optional.
* **Order:** You can choose the order in which the subcategories will be displayed within a parent category. It's not obligatory - later you can just use drag & drop to change the order.
* **Parent:** Here you can choose and create main and sub categories. If you choose Home Category that will become the main category. If a category is choosen as the Parent, everything within that category is a subcategory.
* **Seoname:** Seoname will be auto-generated based on the name of category, but you can also type it if you want it to be different.
* **Description:** You can add few words about what is available in this category.
* **Name:** Choose a name for the category that will be displayed in a listing, e.g. "Jobs", "Apartments". Basically, this field is the most important, the rest are kind of optional.
* **Order:** You can choose the order in which the subcategories will be displayed within a parent category. It's not obligatory - later you can just use "drag & drop" to change the order.
* **Parent:** Here you can choose and create main and sub categories. If you choose "Home Category", that category will become the main one. If a category is choosen as "Parent", everything within that category is a subcategory.
* **Seoname:** A seoname will be auto-generated based on the name of category, but you can change it if you want it to be different.
* **Description:** You can add a few words about what is available in this category.
* **Price:** If you want people to pay for posting in this category, set your price here. Leave blank if it's free to post.

4\. Press **SUBMIT**
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After submitting you should see the information:
After submitting, you should receive this message:

"_Success. Item created. Please to see the changes delete the cache"_.
"_Success. Item created. Please, to see the changes, delete the cache"_.

Continue creating new categories if necessary, **delete cache** after finishing to see the changes. To delete cache go to: **Tools** > **Cache** on the left sidebar and press '**Delete all**'. You can visit the site to see the changes you've made.
Continue creating new categories if necessary, but remember to **delete cache** after finishing to see the changes. To delete cache, go to: **Tools** > **Cache** on the left sidebar and press '**Delete all**'. You can visit the site to see the changes you've made.

While adding categories you should remember that only 2 levels of categories will be displayed in the theme and be accessible to view from the main page. If you want to add categories deeper its recommended to use the Categories widget (see below).
While adding categories, you should remember that only 2 levels of categories will be displayed in the theme and be accessible to view from the main page. If you want to add deeper categories, its recommended to use the "Categories" widget (watch how below).

### Import Categories

Go to **Panel** -> **Classifieds** -> **Categories**, select Import and choose your csv file ([example](https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B60e9iwQucDwTm1NRGlqcEZwdGM&export=download)). More information [here](http://docs.yclas.com/use-import-tool-categories-locations/#import-categories).
Go to **Panel** -> **Classifieds** -> **Categories**, select "Import" and choose your csv file ([example](https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B60e9iwQucDwTm1NRGlqcEZwdGM&export=download)). More information [here](http://docs.yclas.com/use-import-tool-categories-locations/#import-categories).

## How to manage categories

Managing categories is very easy. Go to **Panel**, choose **Classifieds** -> **Categories** on the left sidebar.

### Move/Change order

If you want to move categories and change their order you just need to drag and drop selected category to the chosen place.
If you want to move categories and change their order you just need to drag and drop the selected category to the place you have chosen.

### Edit

To change something, e.g. name or description of the category, you can click **Edit** button.
To change something, e.g. the name or description of the category, you can click the **Edit** button.

### Delete

To delete a category press the red button with a trash bin. Note that when you delete the parent category, subcategories within it will be moved a level up - to become the parent of the deleted category.
To delete a category, press the red button with a trash bin. Note that when you delete the parent category, subcategories within it will be moved a level up - to become the parent of the deleted category.

## Categories widget

The category widget gives you additional options. To activate it go to **Panel** and choose **Appearance >** **Widgets** on the left sidebar. Choose **'Categories' widget**  from the list and click **Create**. Name the widget's title and select if you want to display it in a sidebar or footer. You can also keep it **Inactive**. Thanks to this widget navigation between categories is easier. A list of categories will be displayed at all times at the side or at the bottom of the page.
The category widget gives you additional options. To activate it go to **Panel** and choose **Appearance >** **Widgets** on the left sidebar. Choose **'Categories' widget**  from the list and click **Create**. Give a name to the widget's title and choose if you want to display it in a sidebar or in the footer. You may also keep it **Inactive**. Thanks to this widget, navigation between categories is easier. A list of categories will be displayed at all times at the side or at the bottom of the page.

## Video

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* [How to add icons to categories?]({{ site.baseurl }}/how-to-add-icons-to-categories)
* [How to use import tool for categories and locations?]({{ site.baseurl }}/use-import-tool-categories-locations)
* [How to Integrate Your Custom Fields Into Selected Categories!]({{ site.baseurl }}/how-to-integrate-your-custom-fields-into-selected-categories)
* [How to Integrate Your Custom Fields Into Selected Categories!]({{ site.baseurl }}/how-to-integrate-your-custom-fields-into-selected-categories)

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