Characters - Categories
You can place your Characters into categories to help you organize them – by default, characters are listed as Uncategorized. This article explains how to use Characters categories in Plottr for Desktop and Web.
What this Article Covers
Adding a Character Category
You can add an unlimited number of Character categories:
- Click the "Categories" button to open the Character Category menu
- Type in the name of the category you wish to create under "Add Category"
- Click the "Add" button
Editing a Character Category
To edit existing Character categories:
- Click the "Categories" button to open the Character Categories menu
- Click on the name of an existing category
- Update the name of the category
- Click the "Close" button OR "Enter / Return" to save
Ordering Character Categories
You can easily order Character categories however you like to help organize them on the Character screen:
- Click the "Category" button to open the Character Categories menu
- Click and hold the three bar icon to the left of the category title
- Drag and drop the category to order it where you would like it to be
Deleting a Character Category
Deleting a Character category is easy and does not delete the Characters in it – they are simply re-labeled as Uncategorized.
- Click the "Categories" button to open the Character Categories menu
- Click the "X" button next to the Category you wish to remove
- Click the "Delete" button to confirm
Organizing Characters into Categories
You can organize Characters into categories when you create them or by editing them afterwards:
- Click on the Character you wish to categorize
- Select the appropriate category from the Category dropdown
Known Limitations
We are aware of a few limitations with Character categories, which we intend to address with future updates:
- Characters cannot currently be assigned to different categories based on the books in which they appear
- Character categories do not appear in other sections of Plottr when, for example, a Character is linked to a scene card
- In other sections of Plottr, Characters are organized alphabetically independent of their category