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title: MapsIndoors CMS Tutorial - Creating Categories
description: "The new MapsIndoors Content Management System is live and we are releasing a series of blog posts with tutorials to various aspects of the CMS: Creating Categories"
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# [MapsIndoors CMS Tutorial - Creating Categories](https://blog.mapspeople.com/cms-tutorial-creating-categories)

 Written by [Ida Marie Madsen](https://blog.mapspeople.com/author/ida-marie-madsen) | Jun 24, 2022 10:55:43 AM

In this final part of the MapsIndoors CMS Tutorial series, we look into the use of Categories in the CMS, and how to create them. 

Categories are used for browsing important locations, or amenities, in your application. 

To create a category, click on Categories in Solution Details and then New Category. Supply the Category name for each supported language and Save. To apply the Category to Locations, go to the Map section, use the filter bar to narrow down your search, and either use the map or list view to add the Category to application locations. 

To activate the Category, go to Solution Details -> App Settings -> and scroll down down. Click the Category name, check the “Show in App” box, Set an Icon and Save the Configuration. 

For more in depth CMS information, please visit our [documentation site](https://docs.mapsindoors.com/).

The MapsIndoors CMS Tutorial series: 

[Part 1: Concepts](https://blog.mapspeople.com/cms-tutorial-concepts)  
[Part 2: Navigation Overview](https://blog.mapspeople.com/cms-tutorial-navigation-overview)  
[Part 3: Working with the Tool Bar](https://blog.mapspeople.com/cms-tutorial-tool-bar)  
[Part 4: Working with the Filter Bar](https://blog.mapspeople.com/cms-tutorial-filter-bar)  
[Part 5: Bulk Editing](https://blog.mapspeople.com/cms-tutorial-bulk-editing)  
[Part 6: Managing Locations Types](https://blog.mapspeople.com/cms-tutorial-location-types)  
Part 7: Creating Categories

[View full post](https://blog.mapspeople.com/cms-tutorial-creating-categories)

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