WordPress Interactive Map Plugin (CMML) - Adding/Editing Categories
Adding/Editing Categories
To add/edit categories in the WordPress Interactive Map plugin, click on Categories under the plugin menu.
![Managing categories - Google Maps WordPress Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/564c826d90336002f86de9e8/file-96EMO9dbxG.png)
Adding Category
Here you can add a new category that can be assigned to a location. You can specify whether the category is part of a parent category and add a category description.
![Form for creating a new category - Maps Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/5c9514480428633d2cf3f2e7/file-M1bKNkM8gS.png)
Icon/Marker
Before saving the category, you can choose the default icon from the plugin's pool or upload a new one. If you choose an icon when adding/editing a location, this will override the default marker icon.
![Choosing a default icon for the category - Store Locator WordPress Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/57d27caf9033602da7bdc789/file-7DMWjzfZ5c.png)
Category Dashboard
You can also view a directory of your categories with a count of how many locations are in that category.
![Table with created categories - Maps WordPress Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/57d27cbbc697914ce32d9426/file-JRezHOMlRm.png)
Edit a category by hovering over it and clicking Edit.
![Editing categories - WordPress Interactive Map Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/57d27d019033602da7bdc78c/file-U8uoDtLngD.png)
Below: Locations with different icons as markers.
![Examples of locations with different category markers - Google Maps WordPress Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/57d280539033602da7bdc790/file-9GDV1FtSTA.png)
Adding File Attachments
You can also add files to a category by clicking the button Select Files.
![Attaching files to the category - Maps Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/5dadc36004286364bc90aac7/file-A9sjjJHjAY.png)
The file(s) will be shown:
- Above the category map
- Within the Category Description Widget
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