Instance · Locator
Categories Introduction
Last updated 1 November 2026
Group locations so visitors can filter the map, with optional category pages.
Categories group your locations, so visitors can narrow a search. A travel site might group its partners into Hotels, Restaurants and Shops, and let people show only one kind on the map. Each category can also have its own page, with a description, an image and search settings.
Where to find categories
In the admin, open Locator and choose Categories. From there you can add, edit, import and export categories.
What a category holds
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Name and slug | The category name and its address |
| Status | Whether it is in use |
| Descriptions | A short and a long description |
| Image | An image for the category |
| Sitemap | Whether the category page is in the sitemap, with priority, order and change frequency |
| Search and sharing | Meta title and description, canonical address, Open Graph details, and whether search engines may see it |
Linking locations to a category
Choose the category on a location's Content tab. Through the API, send category.uuid when you create or update a location.
From code
The Locator API manages categories at /locator/api/v2/categories, with full create, read, update and delete by uuid. Updates use PUT.
Note
The docs instance has no categories, so none was read. The fields come from the Locator module reference in the Insites Logic Engine.
Common mistakes
- Making a category for each location. Categories are for groups that visitors filter by.
- Changing a category slug after it is published. Links to the old address stop working; add a redirect.
- Forgetting to turn on the sitemap for category pages you want found in search.