> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hyra.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Categories

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Categories allow you to categorize your content in your Knowledge Base. From locking content to only a handful of people, you can use it for confidential documents that you don't really want someone to have access to.

## Creating Categories

To create a category, follow the steps below:

<Note>
  In order to do this, you must have the following permissions: <b>View Knowledge</b> and <b>Update Knowledge</b>
</Note>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to the Categories Page">
    Firstly, navigate to the Categories page by going to Knowledge > Categories
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a Category">
    To create a Category, hit <b>Create Category</b> and a popout should appear.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure the Category">
    Configure the category, from giving it a name, icon, color, and choosing the access.

    <Note>
      If you've set up the access as <b>Restricted</b>, you'll need to select which roles will have access to the category on the next popout.
    </Note>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Featuring Categories

You can feature categories that you want everyone to read and show them in the front page!

To do this, simply click the three dots and select <b>Feature Category</b>.
