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# How to declare attributes for faceting in the dashboard

> How to declare attributes for faceting in the Algolia dashboard.

export const Application = () => <Tooltip tip="An Algolia application is a self-contained environment with its own indices, configuration, and API keys. Applications don't share data or settings with each other.">
    application
  </Tooltip>;

export const AlgoliaSearch = () => <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 80 80" width="20" height="20" className="inline" fill="none" role="presentation" ariaLabel="Algolia Search">
    <circle cx="40" cy="32" r="28" fill="#5468FF"></circle>
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    <path d="M43 63.5 54.5 60l6 17h-12L43 63.5Z" fill="#36395A"></path>
  </svg>;

Algolia lets you create categories based on specific attributes so users can filter search results by those categories
For example, if you have an index of books, you could categorize them by author and genre.
This allows users to filter search results by their favorite author or discover new genres.

To enable this categorization, declare your attributes for faceting.
To do this:

1. Go to the [Algolia dashboard](https://dashboard.algolia.com/explorer/browse) and select your Algolia <Application />.

2. On the left sidebar, select <AlgoliaSearch /> **Search**.

3. Select your Algolia index.

4. On the **Configuration** tab, click **Facets** (in the Filtering and faceting section).

5. In **Attributes for faceting**, click **Add an Attribute**

6. Set the attribute as:

   * **searchable** if you want to use the attribute for both searching and filtering. For example, if a product has a `color` attribute, users can search for products of a specific color and also filter search results by color.
   * **filter-only** if you want to use the attribute only for filtering.
   * **not searchable** if you want the attribute to be used only as a facet.

   For more information, see [Difference between facets and filters](/doc/guides/managing-results/refine-results/faceting#difference-between-filters-and-facets)

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/algolia/Gja8rtqcY6eJARlr/images/tutorials/attributes-for-faceting-dashboard.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=Gja8rtqcY6eJARlr&q=85&s=65743f2d20cf97c747124128cd537bdb" alt="Screenshot of a drop-down menu showing 'searchable' selected for the 'city' attribute under 'Attributes for faceting'." width="1852" height="606" data-path="images/tutorials/attributes-for-faceting-dashboard.jpg" />

7. Click **Review and Save Settings**.

## See also

* [How to declare attributes for faceting with the API](/doc/guides/managing-results/refine-results/faceting/how-to/declaring-attributes-for-faceting)
* [Faceting](/doc/guides/managing-results/refine-results/faceting)
* [Auto-selected facets](/doc/guides/solutions/ecommerce/filtering-and-navigation/tutorials/auto-selected-facets)
* [Guided search](/doc/guides/solutions/ecommerce/filtering-and-navigation/tutorials/guided-search)
* [Visual facets](/doc/guides/solutions/ecommerce/filtering-and-navigation/tutorials/visual-facets)