# Create categories for modules

Categories are used for broad grouping of posts. Consider them as general topics or table of contents for a website. Categories exist to help identify the subject of a blog. Developers can leverage categories to help their audience find the right type of content on their site. Categories are hierarchal which allows developers to use sub-categories. The steps for creating are provided below.

# Step 1 - Add a Collection

Open the Blog Module folder located in web files -> managers.
Click Add Collection
Enter the Name, Title and Description of the collection.
Click Submit

# Step 2 - Adding Categories, adding Subcategories, and Deleting Categories/Subcategories

# Step 2a - Adding Categories

Open the newly created collection
Enter a category in the textbox and click Add
The category is added below.

# Step 2b - Adding sub-categories

Click parent category to select it.
Type the name of the sub-category in the textbox and click Add.
The subcategory will appear underneath the folder of the parent category

# Step 2c - Deleting categories/sub-categories

Click the category or expand the parent category and click the subcategory to select it
Click Delete
Review the warning and click Ok

Note: Deleting parent categories will delete subcategories contained therin.

# Step 3 - Mapping the Categories to a module

Open the Module
Click Modify
In the Modify modal expand the Website Properties.
Under the Categories section click Browse under the Datable Category Group
Select the newly created collection.
Click Choose
Click Submit

# Step 4 - Add Categories to each entry

Open the module
Click the Add Entry button
Enter the name, choose the status and images, populate the heading, intro and content
Scroll down to the Categories section and select the appropriate categories created
If the category is not listed, the user can create them in the modal
Click Submit