# 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>** ![](https://4048883401-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwMLlMoFBtKJa8ptd3zaw%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c2cb550b55c51ea1eeff0acbd6f437a03b621a2c%2F60d033ae8a04c14498d5229c3c0160ac05feea7f605dbd770741793c900469f0.svg?alt=media) **\[Drop-down menu]** → **Admin**.
2. From the left navigation menu, select **Product catalogs**, then navigate to the *Recommended categories* section.
3. ![](https://4048883401-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwMLlMoFBtKJa8ptd3zaw%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-d0b6669ae76a7bef06a8d6940d7ad5c16bb8d018%2F7cb018d4face8d7cceb880eb5086c812e764fbcfe6f2a0377f88bc7576973070.svg?alt=media) **\[Toggle on]** the *Recommended categories* section.
4. Select ![](https://4048883401-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwMLlMoFBtKJa8ptd3zaw%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-6282f271b7521383385339243690b303086736d9%2F3b5a585dd2895bdf1c30d1236c72ba590dddd18717863b27074c8d313d05ae20.svg?alt=media) **Add Category**.
5. Give the category a **name** and an optional description.
6. Paste the search string for the category you want to create.

<details>

<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`>

</details>

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, ![](https://4048883401-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwMLlMoFBtKJa8ptd3zaw%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2c3a3c392d640f7b79d44c16f21c2c4f0ec3dcca%2F80381ca112cfb2757e97b8669cc0b5c98c8ce8d60ed9e3048b4a86a52e76719f.svg?alt=media) **\[Toggle off]** to hide the category.
10. Select **Create**.

#### Edit recommended categories

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{% tab title="Disable the section" %}

* In the *Recommended categories* section, ![](https://4048883401-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwMLlMoFBtKJa8ptd3zaw%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2c3a3c392d640f7b79d44c16f21c2c4f0ec3dcca%2F80381ca112cfb2757e97b8669cc0b5c98c8ce8d60ed9e3048b4a86a52e76719f.svg?alt=media) **\[Toggle off]** to hide the entire section.
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{% tab title="Edit the section name" %}

* 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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