# Categories

This section allows to manage the events categories available on Eventic. Organizers will choose one from this list when they add an event.

## Event category fields

* **Name** (translatable)
* **Icon** (choose the icon picker)
* **An image**
* **A featured order**

## Featured event categories 

Featured event categories are highlighted the top menu categories dropdown, the homepage categories section, and in the footer.

To mark a category as featured, click on the Mark as featured button next to the category

![](https://3029697330-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MI0UPXcjkPiqrwxCiOn%2F-MJMDv7HAbFgYS1cOw4r%2F-MJMEtwyhAMEyEmUAUHa%2Fcategory_mark_as_featured.png?alt=media\&token=080fb57c-425f-4995-b3f9-d22fad4a31f3)

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Eventic comes with a list of 15 categories, you add/edit/remove this list at your convenience 
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