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# Categories

### Create new Category

To create a new Category, please navigate to **Place > Categories** in the left sidebar. Now you can start adding specific information about the Category Item in the fields data section below:

![Create new Category](https://1135612231-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LtOicM0ZiYZczGdaj9x%2F-LwHcTj-1bYLOVYiRhuY%2F-LwHdXdRSKa10lTuihn-%2Fscreencapture-wp-getgolo-wp-admin-edit-tags-php-2019-12-17-13_56_00-edit.png?alt=media\&token=59028a64-b280-4803-89b8-1e59804f2e17)

**Name:** Enter the name of the category.

**Slug:** The “slug” is the URL-friendly version of the name. It is usually all lowercase and contains only letters, numbers, and hyphens.

**Parent Category:** Select parent amenity if needed. Usually, you don’t need to do it.

**Icon Map Marker:** Upload an icon for the category. All places in this category will be showing on the maps with this icon.

After completing all the necessary fields, click on the "**Add Category**" button.