• Click on Categories under Email Center.
• Enter the category name in the new text field.
• Enter a description (optional).
• Select either Public or Private from the drop down menu.
  Please note: PUBLIC means that anyone can sign up for this list. If unchecked, it becomes a private list and will not allow people to sign up for the Email Center on the front of the website.
• Click the SAVE button after each addition.

Subcategories can be added to any main Category. Subscribers can opt-in to any subcategory or for the entire main category.

To add a Subcategory:

• Click on the Categories link, then on the subcategories link below the main category.
• Enter in the subcategories and hit Save.

An existing main category can be moved to a subcategory by clicking on the move existing category as sub link (located in the add subcategory area).

Deleting a Category:

• Click on the red Delete! link to the left of the category in the Delete! column.
• Click OK to confirm deletion.

The system will display the number of email records associated with the category that will also be deleted upon confirmation. To proceed with deletion of category and all associated email records, click on the Delete button.

Please note: email records associated with more than one category will not be removed from the other assigned categories - only the category being deleted.

ID Number - Categories and subcategories are assigned an ID number. A Quick Link or goto page can be created to link directly to a specific list category or subcategory.

Under the column titled ID, click on the ID link to view the front end page. Copy the URL, for example, emailsignup.cfm?CategoryID=3 and paste it into a Quick Link field or goto page.

On the front end, visitors will be directed to the specific category with an option to view all lists.

Creating Main Categories from existing Subcategories -  easily move existing subcategories (and all subscribers in the subcategory) to the Main Category level.

• Click on Categories and the subcategory you'd like to move up one level.
• Click on the link for the number on list.
• In the footer, click on the More Info link next to Change this subcategory to a main category?
• Select Make this a Main Category and hit OK.