# Add & Edit Recommended Categories

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Recommended categories are themed categories that you want to highlight to inspire creators' promotional activities. This section is completely customizable and the first 4 active categories will appear on the Dashboard.

Products in this category update in real time, ensuring the latest updates are instantly displayed to creators.

#### Add a recommended category

You can create a recommended category by specifying a category name and search string. E.g., Trading Cards → `Trading%20Cards` . You can also assign an image and ranking to the category (remember the first 4 positioned categories are displayed on the dashboard).

1. In the upper-right corner, select your **\<Name>** ![](/files/jA6jLZ1RleK5VI2zmvap) **\[Drop-down menu]** → **Admin**.
2. From the left navigation menu, select **Product catalogs**, then navigate to the *Recommended categories* section.
3. ![](/files/OoA2qxPalfCYKZvmxuU6) **\[Toggle on]** the *Recommended categories* section.
4. Select ![](/files/Gl8lj5gLPbgSXGH8yWYa) **Add Category**.
5. Give the category a **name** and an optional description.
6. Paste the search string for the category you want to create.

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<summary>Get the category search string</summary>

1. Navigate to your products page.
2. Apply a product, brand, or price filter relating to your category.
3. Navigate to the URL bar and copy the query string *after* the **`?search=`** parameter.
   * **Example:** <https://acme.creator.com/products/catalog?search=`Tool%2BAccessories`>

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7. **Upload** a suitable image that fits your category.
8. Below *Position*, order the category by rank from left to right with 0 being the leftmost category. The first 4 positions (0-3) will be displayed on the dashboard.
9. Optionally, ![](/files/5SMwTyaETie506iHU7M3) **\[Toggle off]** to hide the category.
10. Select **Create**.

#### Edit recommended categories

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* In the *Recommended categories* section, ![](/files/5SMwTyaETie506iHU7M3) **\[Toggle off]** to hide the entire section.
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* Below *Section name*, select **Edit** to change this section's name.
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{% tab title="Edit an individual Recommended Category" %}

1. In the *Recommended categories* section, select **Edit** in the category's *Actions* column.
2. Make your changes to the category, then select **Submit**.
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