Creating a category

Steps

1. Navigate to AdminCP > [MC] Downloads Manager > Categories.
2. Click Add category.
3. Pick a parent category. Leave blank for a root category.
4. Fill in the General fields:
   • Title: required, 1 to 100 characters.
   • Description: optional, BBCode allowed.
   • FA icon: a Font Awesome icon class such as fa-folder, fab fa-discord, or fad fa-rocket. Falls back to the global default if blank.
   • Icon colour: optional hex code (#aabbcc).
5. Set the behaviour fields:
   • Accept new downloads: must be on for users to upload here.
   • Require approval: when on, new and edited downloads enter the moderation queue. Users with Bypass approval skip the queue.
   • Enable versioning: when on, authors can publish new versions. When off, the category supports a single fixed file per download.
   • Show on overview: whether this category appears in the top-level /downloads/ overview.
6. Configure file policy. See per-category settings.
7. Configure comments and discussion. See comments and threads.
8. Configure reviews. See reviews configuration.
9. Configure custom fields and prefixes. See custom fields and prefixes.
10. Click Save.

Required fields

The minimum to create a usable category:

Field	Required
Title	Yes
Parent	No (defaults to root)
FA icon	No (uses the global default)

Everything else has a sensible default.

Permissions

Newly created categories inherit permissions from their parent. To set per-category overrides, save the category first, then click Permissions on the edit page. See per-category permissions.

Cover image

Upload cover images after the category exists. Edit the category, scroll to the Cover section, and upload an image. A positioner appears: drag the image to set the visible vertical position.

To remove a cover, click Remove cover on the edit page.

URL slug

The public URL slug is derived from the title using the standard URL-slug rules. The slug is regenerated whenever the title changes; old URLs continue to resolve.

Reordering

Categories sort by display order within a parent. Drag categories on the AdminCP listing to reorder. The new order persists immediately.

Moving a category to a new parent

Edit the category and change the Parent field. The tree rebuilds when you save. Permissions re-resolve along the new path.

Moving a category does not move its downloads to a new physical storage location. File bytes stay where they are.