# Manage Category

## 1: Add New category

Products >> Categories >> Add New

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## 2: Display Category

### 2.1) Add Category to Menu

Go to Appearance >> Menus&#x20;

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### 2.2) Get a link of Category

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

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### 2.3) Display category template at frontend

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

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

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## 3) Customize archive/category template

[Read here](https://ovatheme.gitbook.io/ireca/customize-template#id-1-customize-archive-category-template)