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# Manage Category

## 1: Add New category

Products >> Categories >> Add New

<figure><img src="/files/N6K6dNCgrErTV4yGGJqf" alt=""><figcaption><p>Add Category in backend</p></figcaption></figure>

## 2: Display Category

### 2.1) Add Category to Menu

Go to Appearance >> Menus&#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/dm8PcfdKB4FG9wdxdvwA" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### 2.2) Get a link of Category

go to Products >> Categories >> Choose a category to get link

<figure><img src="/files/4cIIZv3GD6eug9IuPAkp" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### 2.3) Display category template at frontend

You can change layout of category in Customizer. [Read here](/ireca/basic/archive-template.md#id-1-general-settings)

You can change setting for Search Form in Customizer. [Read here](/ireca/basic/archive-template.md#id-2-search-settings)

<figure><img src="/files/l0aProipMzFcYS0dAYgi" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## 3) Customize archive/category template

[Read here](/ireca/main-features/customize-template.md#id-1-customize-archive-category-template)