Add, edit or delete Category Groups

You can use Category Groups to group categories together to manage policies more efficiently. Instead of applying your policies to every content type, you can create a Category Group to be used in your policies and then update the Category Group if your requirements change. For example, you might want to set up a Web Filter Policy that blocks specific websites for all users or not apply HTTPS Inspection to specific types of content.

If you have a Hybrid setup (both Cloud and On-Premise Appliance), you can manage your Category Groups in either place. To sync, log out of the On-Premise Appliance, or in Cloud go to Filter > Publishing and select Publish.

On-Premise Appliance

Add a Category Group

1. Go to Guardian > Policy Objects > Category Groups.
2. If you are part of a multi-tenant environment, select the Tenant or select All.
3. Name the new Category Group appropriately.
4. Add an optional comment.
5. In the Content Categories field, select the items to add to your Category Group.
   
   • Select the checkbox to add top-level categories and everything within that category.
   • Select + to expand that section and add individual items from within the top-level categories.
6. Select Save.

Edit a Category Group

1. Go to Guardian > Policy Objects > Category Groups.
2. From the Category Groups table at the bottom of the page, select the pencil icon.
3. The Category Group will be opened in the Manage category groups section.
4. Edit the items and select Save.

Delete a Category Group

1. Go to Guardian > Policy Objects > Category Groups.
2. From the Category Groups table at the bottom of the page, select the X icon.
3. On the next page, select Delete.

The Category Group will be removed from policies (such as Web Filter, Content Modification, HTTPS Inspection, Antimalware and Block page). Deleting the Category Group won’t delete the policy, even when the Category Group is the only item in the What section of the policy. You will see ‘Not found’ in the What column of the policy.

Cloud Filter

Add a Category Group

1. Go to Filter > Category Groups.
2. Select Add Category Group.
3. Name the new Category Group appropriately.
4. Add an optional Description.
5. If you are part of a multi-tenant environment, select the Tenant or select All tenants.
6. Select the checkboxes next to the items to add to your Category Group.
   

     Tip

   You can use the bubbles or the Search bar to filter down the category list.

7. Select Add category group.
8. Go to Publishing from the left-hand menu and select Publish.

Edit a Category Group

1. Go to Filter > Category Groups.
2. Select Edit.
3. Edit the items and select Save category group.
4. Go to Publishing from the left-hand menu and select Publish.

Delete a Category Group

1. Go to Filter > Category Groups.
2. Select Delete.
   

     Note

   If you have used the Category Group in any Web Filter Policies, a pop-up will show which policies will have the Category Group removed and which policies will be deleted because they are based solely on this Category Group.

3. Select Delete to proceed or Cancel if you need to amend your policies.
4. Go to Publishing from the left-hand menu and select Publish.

Image 1: What happens to existing Web Filter Policies when you delete a Category Group.