---
title: "Create a Category"
slug: "create-a-category"
updated: 2021-07-26T23:25:57Z
published: 2021-07-26T23:25:57Z
canonical: "docs.yawave.com/create-a-category"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a Category

Learn how to create a Category below.

1. Click *Administrate/Classify/Categories*.

![clickcategories](https://cdn.document360.io/87fc33e7-4f63-4085-a580-c5703615ab6f/Images/Documentation/clickcategories.png)

1. Click *Create Category*.

![clickcreatecategory](https://cdn.document360.io/87fc33e7-4f63-4085-a580-c5703615ab6f/Images/Documentation/clickcreatecategory.png)

1. Enter the category name in the *Name* field. **Note:** Click *Add Translation* and select a language from the drop-down menu.

![entercategoryname](https://cdn.document360.io/87fc33e7-4f63-4085-a580-c5703615ab6f/Images/Documentation/entercategoryname.png)

1. By default *Use as Interest* is enabled. This feature allows your contacts to subscribe to interests in their notification settings. Click the toggle once to disable this feature.

![defaultuseinterest](https://cdn.document360.io/87fc33e7-4f63-4085-a580-c5703615ab6f/Images/Documentation/defaultuseinterest.png)

1. Select a default icon from the drop-down menu (1) or upload your own icon by clicking *Upload* (2).

![selectoraddicon](https://cdn.document360.io/87fc33e7-4f63-4085-a580-c5703615ab6f/Images/Documentation/selectoraddicon.png)

1. Enter a URL-friendly version of the category name in the *Slug* field. **Note:** The *Slug* field is automatically populated with the *Category* name you entered in Step 1 above. Also note the *Slug* must be unique.

![enterslug](https://cdn.document360.io/87fc33e7-4f63-4085-a580-c5703615ab6f/Images/Documentation/enterslug.png)

1. Click *Create*.

![clickcreate](https://cdn.document360.io/87fc33e7-4f63-4085-a580-c5703615ab6f/Images/Documentation/clickcreate.png)

          **Next Steps**

          

[Create and configure Publications](/v1/docs/create-a-publication) or review [Onboarding Steps](/v1/docs/start-here).