## What are categories?

Meg Dietrich

Jul 24, 2026 10:35 AM

##### What are categories?

Categories are a way of categorizing your events. By tagging your events with categories, it allows employees to be able to filter all events on the web app by the category. Categories also make it useful to group events together when analyzing event performance and metrics.

##### Adding categories to an event

Adding categories to an event in the legacy editor:

1. Create or edit an event.
2. On the **Basics** step, scroll to the **Categories** section bottom of the page.
3. Select the relevant categories from the dropdown.

Adding categories to an event in Epoch's legacy editor

Adding categories to an event in the new editor:

1. In the event editor, go to the **Overview** tab.
2. Scroll to the **Categories** section. Click the "Add category" button.
3. A modal will open and you will be able to select categories. The most frequently used categories will be displayed. To see additional categories, click the "See more" link.
4. Select the relevant categories.

Adding categories to an event in Epoch's new editor

##### Can I add new categories or customize the categories that appear as tabs on the Events Discover page?

To add new categories or to customize the categories that show up as tabs on the Events Discover page in Epoch, you must be a [super admin](https://help.epochapp.com/articles/user-roles-in-epoch).

1. Go to the **Dashboard**.
2. On the left side of the screen, click **Settings**.
3. Scroll to the **Categories** section.
4. To add a new category, type in the new category name and click the **Create category** button.
5. To customize the tabs on the Discover page, click the **Configure tabs the categories** button. A modal will open. Select the categories you would like to appear on the Discover page. De-select the categories that you would like hidden on the Discover page.

Configuring tabs will customize the categories that appear on the Events Discover page

##### Want access to a beta feature?

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