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description: How to add a new category in Merchant Center
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# Create new category

## How to add a new category in Merchant Center

- Navigate to **Products (PIM) > Categories  > *New***
- Enter the desired information and content for the category.  
  (Category field descriptions can be found [here](https://support.geins.io/description-of-fields-on-categories?hsLang=en).)
- To ensure that a category is visible in the store, it must have a name, be set as active, and contain active products. An empty category will not be visible by default.
- To place a category in a specific position on the category tree, save it first. Then, drag and drop the category to the desired position in the Product Category tree list box. 

 

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