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How to Create / Edit / Delete Categories

This guide provides instructions for managing categories within your map, enabling you to customize and organize your data effectively.

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Written by Katie McClure
Updated over a week ago

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  1. Begin by selecting the 'Categories & Tags' in the editor menu

2. Your map will likely include a pre-filled 'My Places' category. You can choose to keep it, edit it, or delete it as needed.
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To edit this category, click on the pill to open the category editor.

3. Type a new name in the textbox to rename the category. You can also add a description to provide viewers with more context about the category details.

4. In this example, I’ve renamed my category to 'Museums' and added a brief description. Next, we'll set the category icon.

You have three options:

  • ​Colors: Display colored dots on your map.

  • ​Icons: Choose from thousands of in-house icons.

  • Upload: Add a custom icon or image for your category.

Select your preferred format by toggling the options on the selector panel.

5. Once satisfied with your category icon, click close to save.

6. To add a new category, simply click on the '+ New Category' pill.

7. The new category details dropdowns will appear. Edit these by adding a title and description in the text boxes and selecting your icon style. Click close to save.

The new category details dropdowns will appear. Edit these by adding a title and description in the textboxes and selecting your icon style.
Click close to save.

8. To delete a category, click on the category you would like to remove.

9. Then click the 'delete category' button.

Alert! Deleting a category will also delete ALL associated points. To delete a category but keep the points, first reassign those points to a new category. You can easily make bulk changes like this in the spreadsheet view

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