# Manage Category

## 1: Add New Category

Go to Event >> Category >> Insert Name of category

Insert some fields:

**Name**

**Icon Class**: this icon will use in shortcode

**Thumbnail**

![Edit Category](https://546673363-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MW3F_nSo5166LWY6zN0%2Fuploads%2FgUmsdbseL6wkyNmV48FQ%2FScreen%20Shot%202023-08-03%20at%2010.58.03.png?alt=media\&token=7ba5b29a-500a-4fe7-bfe1-8086a434e47d)

## 2: Display Category at frontend

Go to Apperance >> Menu >> Edit a Menu >> Choose a category in Event Categories tab and add to menu

![](https://546673363-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MW3F_nSo5166LWY6zN0%2F-MW3c_RvGSmfyBcQ_I1V%2F-MW3d0AqpaNxib3Z-aTI%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-03-18%20at%204.21.18%20PM.jpg?alt=media\&token=25ec62e0-62d7-4531-8330-067649c93408)

![Category display at frontend](https://546673363-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MW3F_nSo5166LWY6zN0%2F-MW3d6rX9MOt-REbRQpL%2F-MW3dD0lS1OBVhYDV7TB%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-03-18%20at%204.22.27%20PM.jpg?alt=media\&token=635b7c4c-26d3-4770-9b9f-377e15b9cfca)

## 3: Customize Template of Category at frontend

Copy file: \
Plugins/ova-events/templates/archive-event.php file

to

Your-theme/ovaev-templates/ folder. You have to create "ovaev-templates" folder in your theme.