# Manage Category

From the Admin Panel, navigate to **MageComp -> Category -> Add New Category**. You can even manage existing categories from here.

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* **Enable Category -** Enable/Disable category from here.
* **Category Title -** Enter the title of the category.
* **Parent Category -** Select parent category if any.
* **Position -** Set the position of the category.
* **Include in Menu -** Set whether you want to include this category in the menu.
* **Include in Sidebar Tree -** Set whether you want to include this category in the sidebar widget.

### Content

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Add the content for the category using the page builder.

### Display Settings

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* **Display Mode -** Select the display mode of the category from the dropdown options.
* **Posts Sort By -** Select the post sort type for this category.
* **Template -** Select the template for the category.
* **Posts Per Page -** Enter the number of posts per page for this category.

### Category in Websites

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* **Store View -** Select the store view to display the category.

### Search Engine Optimization

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* **URL Key -** Enter the URL key for the category.
* **Meta Title -** Enter the meta title for the category.
* **Meta Keywords -** Enter meta keywords for the category.
* **Meta Description -** Enter the meta description for the category.
* **Meta Robots -** Select the meta robots for the category.

### Design

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* **Layout -** Select the category layout from the dropdown options.
* **Layout Update XML -** Enter the XML for the category.

### Custom Design Update

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* **From -** Set the start date for the custom design of the category.
* **To -** Set the end date for the custom design of the category.
* **New Theme -** Select the theme of the category.
* **New Layout -** Select the layout of the category.
* **New Layout Update XML -** Enter XML for custom layout of the category.