Title: additional categories
Last modified: September 24, 2021

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# additional categories

 *  Resolved [lordsnake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lordsnake/)
 * (@lordsnake)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/additional-categories-2/)
 * I am using geodirectory for restaurants.
    I am using the default category for
   the business type “restaurant, takeaway, pub” etc But I need another category
   for “type of food”.
 * How can I add this ?

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 *  Plugin Author [Paolo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paoltaia/)
 * (@paoltaia)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/additional-categories-2/#post-14907331)
 * Hi,
 * you have two options:
 * 1 sub-category
 * 2 custom fields
 * You could also use tags, but that could be a bit less user-friendly.
 * Hope this helps.
 * Thanks,
 *  Thread Starter [lordsnake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lordsnake/)
 * (@lordsnake)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/additional-categories-2/#post-14908272)
 * I do not see how to add a sub category.
    I have already tried doing it with a
   custom field, I have added a multi select
 * Problem is that I do not see how visitors will need able to filter the results
   by either the category or the custom field.
 * How do I make it easy too search using these 2 options?
 *  Thread Starter [lordsnake](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lordsnake/)
 * (@lordsnake)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/additional-categories-2/#post-14922197)
 * not sure why this has been marked resolved?
 *  Plugin Author [Paolo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paoltaia/)
 * (@paoltaia)
 * [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/additional-categories-2/#post-14922222)
 * Hi,
 * I marked it resolved because I gave you the only 2 possible solutions.
 * I missed your second reply, which I am replying to now.
 * 1 Sub-categories are created just like normal categories, but selecting the parent
   category instead of leaving the field unselected (None).
 * For example, if you have the Restaurant Category as a parent category and then
   you want to create a Chinese cuisine sub-category when creating it, you need 
   to select the Restaurant Category as Parent Category of the Chinese Cuisine sub-
   category.
 * [http://paste.pics/83795250a9bdd784dfd0fea14fe206ab](http://paste.pics/83795250a9bdd784dfd0fea14fe206ab)
 * 2 for custom fields to be used as search filters, you’ll need the advanced search
   add-on: [https://wpgeodirectory.com/downloads/advanced-search-add-on/](https://wpgeodirectory.com/downloads/advanced-search-add-on/)
 * Thanks,

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 * Last activity: [4 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/additional-categories-2/#post-14922222)
 * Status: resolved