{"id":12960,"date":"2024-04-29T15:02:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/help\/docs\/taking-submissions\/categories\/adding-child-categories\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:28:17","slug":"adding-child-categories","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/help\/docs\/taking-submissions\/categories\/adding-child-categories\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding child categories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Child categories are secondary categories which allow for more specifics. For example, you may have a category for painting which you want to split up in to different age groups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To add child categories <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Pick your main category you want to add child categories to <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Click the three dots on the end and select ‘Add Child Category’ \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Add the name and the colour\"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Once it is added it will appear below the main category \"\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. The child category will now show how many people have submitted to it, the number of judges, and whether it is enabled. Submitted refers to how many have completed the submission process for that category, where as all shows all entries including those which are drafted.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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