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.. _settings categories_as_tabs:

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``categories_as_tabs:``
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A list of the categories that are displayed as tabs in the user interface.
Categories not listed here can still be searched with the :ref:`search-syntax`.

.. code:: yaml

  categories_as_tabs:
    general:
    images:
    videos:
    news:
    map:
    music:
    it:
    science:
    files:
    social media:

Engines are added to ``categories:`` (compare :ref:`engine categories`), the
categories listed in ``categories_as_tabs`` are shown as tabs in the UI.  If
there are no active engines in a category, the tab is not displayed (e.g. if a
user disables all engines in a category).

On the preferences page (``/preferences``) -- under *engines* -- there is an
additional tab, called *other*.  In this tab are all engines listed that are not
in one of the UI tabs (not included in ``categories_as_tabs``).