# Categories

## Categories Guide

In this article, we explain the process of adding **Categories** as an **admin** on the admin portal. You can create **custom** categories to use for your custom email templates and landing pages. This will help cover a wider range of categories when designating your templates upon the creation process.

 

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**1.** To create a **new** category, click on the button shown in the following screenshot:

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The following window should then appear:

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You can now fill the details for the category you would like to create.

**2.** Go ahead and click on the **Save changes** button to save your changes or the **Close** button if you prefer to exit the window without saving any changes.

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**3.** Following with an example:

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**4.** From the following image, we can see that the new category was created successfully!

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**5.** When finished, you can **edit** an **existing** category, by pressing on the **pencil** button:

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**6.** From the pop-up prompt, you can edit any of the details and press on **Save changes** or **Close** to avoid the changes.

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**7.** Finally, if you would like to **delete** an existing category, you should click on the **trash can** symbol.

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**8.** You should receive a message, essentially asking you to confirm your action. Click **Delete** or **Cancel** accordingly.

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**9.** If you chose to delete the category, click **OK** on the final prompt:

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**10.** The category has been removed as expected:

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**11.** Click on the **System Categories** to view the system categories which are available for use:

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**12.** You can view **more than 10 entries** in a single page by clicking on the indicated option of the following screenshot:

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