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title: Category Navigator
description: The Category Navigator allows administrators to display multiple categories and their subcategories in an organised menu format in the site's header.
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# Category Navigator

## The Category Navigator allows administrators to display multiple categories and their subcategories in an organised menu format in the site's header. This allows for easy access to your content hierarchy.

With the Category Navigator enabled, subscribers can easily access your content hierarchy via clickable menus.

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-17-2026-10-07-28-8828-AM.png?width=670&height=274&name=image-png-Apr-17-2026-10-07-28-8828-AM.png)

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The following article will outline the steps needed to configure these. 

🔔**Note**: Category Navigator is only available for sites using the Showcase page. Please contact [support@contentcatalyst.com](mailto:support@contentcatalyst.com) to enable this feature.

The Category Navigator can be enabled initially on a per-account basis for rollout to ensure a smooth transition for your users.

### Creating a Category Navigator

To create and configure a Category Navigator, first head to **Admin \> Site administration \> Header**.

*![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Admin%20Menu%20Header-png.png?width=338&height=385&name=Admin%20Menu%20Header-png.png)*

Select the **Add Header or primary Link +** options highlighted below.

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2026-10-31-46-3030-AM.png?width=670&height=346&name=image-png-Mar-30-2026-10-31-46-3030-AM.png)

Select Category Navigator.

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2026-10-33-38-2141-AM.png?width=470&height=247&name=image-png-Mar-30-2026-10-33-38-2141-AM.png)

### Configuring a Category Navigator

Use the label field to add a label to the Category Navigator.

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2026-10-48-02-6127-AM.png?width=670&height=144&name=image-png-Mar-30-2026-10-48-02-6127-AM.png)  
Select the categories and their subcategories you wish to display using the '**Choose categories**' dropdown menu shown below.

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2026-10-49-48-5578-AM.png?width=670&height=216&name=image-png-Mar-30-2026-10-49-48-5578-AM.png)

Selecting a Top Level Category will display all the associated subcategories.

For example, **Sector**, **Region** & **Featured** are all top-level categories.

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2026-10-56-23-9958-AM.png?width=670&height=70&name=image-png-Mar-30-2026-10-56-23-9958-AM.png)

Selecting this will automatically display all of these associated subcategories in the navigator. See below.

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-17-2026-09-50-06-8876-AM.png?width=670&height=487&name=image-png-Apr-17-2026-09-50-06-8876-AM.png)

Selecting Subcategories will only show those associated categories.

For example:  **Sector /** **Food** **&** **Drink** is a sub level category.

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2026-11-01-39-0758-AM.png?width=670&height=66&name=image-png-Mar-30-2026-11-01-39-0758-AM.png)

See below 

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-17-2026-09-52-41-8385-AM.png?width=670&height=195&name=image-png-Apr-17-2026-09-52-41-8385-AM.png)

🔔**Note:** A maximum of 10 categories can be selected for a single navigator menu.

Once the categories have been selected, select the '**Add Link**' option to apply the changes.

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2026-11-05-09-8766-AM.png?width=670&height=265&name=image-png-Mar-30-2026-11-05-09-8766-AM.png)

To amend an existing navigator, use the edit icons shown highlighted below:

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2026-11-07-14-8235-AM.png?width=670&height=49&name=image-png-Mar-30-2026-11-07-14-8235-AM.png)

To save any changes, ensure to select '**Save as draft'** before exiting the Header area.

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2026-11-18-15-6875-AM.png?width=670&height=85&name=image-png-Mar-30-2026-11-18-15-6875-AM.png)

Select **Publish** to make the changes live to your site.

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Mar-30-2026-11-19-32-2982-AM.png?width=670&height=83&name=image-png-Mar-30-2026-11-19-32-2982-AM.png)

### Category Navigator Colours 

By default, the Category Navigator will inherit the site's primary and secondary colours,  depending on whether they have been configured in the Header or Navigation bar. 

These colours will appear throughout the entire navigator as it expands through deeper search.

**See examples below: **

Category Navigator placed in the **Header** inherits the site's primary blue colour.

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-16-2026-03-45-37-7742-PM.png?width=670&height=169&name=image-png-Apr-16-2026-03-45-37-7742-PM.png)

Category Navigator placed in the **Navigation bar** under the header inherits the site's secondary yellow colour.  

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-16-2026-04-01-02-8886-PM.png?width=670&height=254&name=image-png-Apr-16-2026-04-01-02-8886-PM.png)

### Using the Category Navigator

### Once a Category navigator has been created and configured, it will be visible as a clickable menu throughout the site from the header or navigation bar.

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-17-2026-09-45-28-9384-AM.png?width=670&height=323&name=image-png-Apr-17-2026-09-45-28-9384-AM.png)

Selecting a category from the Navigator will take the user directly to the Category Hub.

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-17-2026-09-47-44-2975-AM.png?width=670&height=323&name=image-png-Apr-17-2026-09-47-44-2975-AM.png)

The food & Drink Category Hub dispayed below.

![](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-17-2026-09-46-33-1033-AM.png?width=670&height=331&name=image-png-Apr-17-2026-09-46-33-1033-AM.png)

**🔔Note**: See [Category Hub](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/category-hub?hsLang=en) & [Edit Category](https://guide.contentcatalyst.com/edit-category?hsLang=en) for further information. 

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