# Administration - Categories

 A category must be created before any questions can be added by users.

<div data-article-id="1174994" data-workflow="false" id="bkmrk-a-question-has-to-be"><div data-article-id="1174994" data-workflow="false"><div data-role="steps-container"><div>- A question has to be linked to a category and more than one question can be linked to a category.
- The Categories option will be available to the Administrator on the Quick Links option on the right-hand side of the Ask the Expert screen.

</div><div data-step-uuid="49a56fb5-e417-433e-b891-0efab3248018"></div></div></div></div>## <svg aria-label="Heading anchor" enable-background="new 0 0 20 20" height="16" role="img" viewbox="0 0 20 20" width="16" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"></svg>Create a Category

### <svg aria-label="Heading anchor" enable-background="new 0 0 20 20" height="16" role="img" viewbox="0 0 20 20" width="16" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"></svg>Where do I find the Categories option?

To add a category, select the Categories menu item and after the page has loaded, click on the Create Category button.

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<div data-article-id="1174994" data-workflow="false" id="bkmrk-select-the%C2%A0categorie"><div data-article-id="1174994" data-workflow="false"><div data-role="steps-container"><div data-step-uuid="49a56fb5-e417-433e-b891-0efab3248018"><div data-step-uuid="2fcb2b92-3b53-47eb-bb12-a25e4da6811b"><div></div><div>- Select the **Categories** menu item from the **Quick Links**.
- Click the **Create a Category** button.

</div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The Create a Category page opens.

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<div data-article-id="1174994" data-workflow="false" id="bkmrk-actions"><div data-article-id="1174994" data-workflow="false"><div data-role="steps-container"><div data-step-uuid="49a56fb5-e417-433e-b891-0efab3248018"><div data-step-uuid="2fcb2b92-3b53-47eb-bb12-a25e4da6811b"><div></div></div><div data-step-uuid="2049b1ce-8cf4-4122-923e-e0fd294bfa06"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 2.333em; font-weight: 400;">Actions</span></div></div></div></div></div>Click Actions:

<div data-article-id="1174994" data-workflow="false" id="bkmrk-edit%C2%A0to-edit-the-cat"><div data-article-id="1174994" data-workflow="false"><div data-article-id="1174994" data-workflow="false"><div data-role="steps-container"><div data-step-uuid="49a56fb5-e417-433e-b891-0efab3248018"><div data-step-uuid="2049b1ce-8cf4-4122-923e-e0fd294bfa06"><div>- **Edit** to edit the Category.
- **Remove** to remove the Category.

</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="callout info">**Try It Out:** Add a Category on the Discussion Forum module</p>