# Category for custom nodes

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/category-for-custom-nodes/62078>\
**Category:** Developing Nodes\
**Created:** [2 May 2022 17:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/category-for-custom-nodes/62078 "2022-05-02T17:01:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![joe2003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@joe2003](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/joe2003)\
**Post date:** [2 May 2022 17:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/category-for-custom-nodes/62078/1 "2022-05-02T17:01:27Z")

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Hi

im creating custom nodes, but cant work out how to group them into sections in the side bar. All my nodes appear in the "function" section. how are these groups defined? thanks

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [2 May 2022 17:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/category-for-custom-nodes/62078/2 "2022-05-02T17:06:59Z")

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Look at the top of your html file...

```auto
RED.nodes.registerType('yournodename',{
category: 'function',
...

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [16 May 2022 17:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/category-for-custom-nodes/62078/3 "2022-05-16T17:07:23Z")

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