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# How Do I Add Category Filters to an Event?

# How Do I Add Category Filters to an Event?

Booth categories lets your visitors filter booths by various custom categories. For example:

* "Art Medium", with choices like Photography, Oil, Sculpture, etc.
* "School Type", with choices like Vocational, University, etc.

You can create up to two categories for each event. 

${frame}[Category Filter Example](https://share.boothcentral.com/p9uQvwrN?embed=true)

Follow these steps to add category filters for your event:

1. On your Boothy Dashboard, click on **Events** at the top right of the page, next to **Collections**.
2. Click the **Manage** button on the event you want to add category filters.
3. Next, click the **Manage Booths** button.
4. You will see the **General Settings** section. The **Booth Category Filters** are disabled by default, but you can enable this option by toggling the button. 

![Enable Booth Categories](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/57d74aac30f55c00/screen-recording-2022-11-10-at_n656tm.gif)
||| Make sure that you have turned on the category filter in General Settings once they are set up.

5. After enabling **Booth Categories** in **General Settings**, select the **Booth Categories** section next to it.
6. Click on the **+ Add Category** button. Remember that you can create up to two categories for an event.
7. After clicking the **+Add Category** button, a dialog will prompt you to enter a name for your category.
8. Click the **Submit** button after entering the name for your category.

${frame}[Add Category](https://share.boothcentral.com/NQuj21kK?embed=true)

9. Now, you will need to create the options for the category. Add the options by selecting the three dots next to the category name and select **Options**.

![Options](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/57d74aac30f55c00/screen-recording-2022-11-11-at_kevoam.gif)

10. Click the **+ Add Option** button. It will prompt you to enter an option. After entering an option, click **Save**. A confirmation dialog will appear confirming that the _Event category has been updated_. When you are finished entering all the options, click **Done**.

${frame}[Add Options](https://share.boothcentral.com/BluWnPzR?embed=true)

11. Once you have set up the options for each category, use the **Booth Categories Table** to assign the desired options for each booth.
12. Click on **edit** next to the booth and under the category option you would like to assign.
13. Click on the **Select Category Options** dropdown and choose the desired options to assign to the booth by clicking on it.

${frame}[Edit Options for Booths](https://share.boothcentral.com/2Nu7gy0v?embed=true)

14. Once you are finished setting up the different categories and assigning the options for each booth, you can review the changes by clicking on the **Preview Event** link. This is next to the **Manage Booths for this Event** title, under the name of the event.

![Preview Event](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/57d74aac30f55c00/image-2022-11-09-at-123227-pm_8qnh3o.png)