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title: "Adding a delivery category"
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## This article explains how you can add a Delivery Category in Ingrid Merchant Platform.

### Adding a Delivery Category

Steps:

1. From your Ingrid Platform admin go to Delivery Checkout > Regions > Specific Region
2. Scroll down to ***Delivery Categories ***and click ***Add new***

![image-20240718-082350.png](media://7b69cd9b-7369-40be-bd06-cfdc4d32fd7e)

3. Set a name for the category. This would be a default name of the category in Ingrid Platform. You can specify for a certain language later with the usage of <u>[Translations](https://ingrid-ab.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/14614543)</u>
4. Specify the Delivery Type (Delivery, In store, Mailbox or Pickup Point). Mind: the delivery type of a category should be the same as Carrier product delivery type you want to link a category with.
5. When the new category is created, there is a pop up window for fulfilling all the Delivery category settings.Mind: by default any new category is inactive and you need to detail it to enable it on the Checkout.

![image-20240718-082424.png](media://dcfa1960-43b1-4883-b63d-2fb8f1b05999)

6. Set up a sort order. This number will define the order in which a category will be shown on the checkout.
7. Optional: Set up the delivery time. Learn more in <u>[Delivery time](https://ingrid-ab.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/11436272)</u> article.
8. Add a carrier product. This would link your delivery category with a specific carrier service. If not linked - the option won't be shown on the Checkout.
9. Optional: Define the category name and/or category custom text in certain language by adding a locale. Learn more in [Translations](https://ingrid-ab.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/14614543)
10. Optional: Add a category label. Find more in <u>[Category labels](https://ingrid-ab.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/11502682)</u>
11. Optional: Define <u>[Delivery addons](https://ingrid-ab.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/11502595)</u>
12. Optional: Set up the filter rules - special conditions to expose/remove a delivery category from the Checkout. More in <u>[Filter rules](https://ingrid-ab.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/11436668)</u>
13. Optional: Add a delivery category tag. More in <u>[Delivery category Tags](https://ingrid-ab.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/11535193)</u>
14. Set up preselection order. This is a mandatory feature, which defines which delivery option would be preselected once the Checkout is loaded for the first time. Learn more <u>[Preselection order](https://ingrid-ab.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/11469608)</u>
15. Optional: set up additional <u>[Properties](https://ingrid-ab.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/11502701)</u>.
16. Click somewhere outside the pop up window and it will be closed.
17. Activate a delivery category by switching on the toggle.

![image](media://2f9c1641-3b4d-446d-b313-68317c120d50)

![image](media://fabfd088-cb6d-4091-bf44-eb4d7afd3a96)

Next to: Test Checkout Widget. Find more in <u>[Test Checkout Widget](https://ingrid-ab.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/14647402)</u>