Attributes in Magento 2 are of great help! However, not all the time the default attributes are enough when it comes to satisfying the business requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, you may have created a custom group in Magento 2 admin panel where you want to create a category attribute. For that, you need to implement the below method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you are developing a module and need to customize the native feature or add a new feature altogether, adding a custom group is a must. For example, integrating a third-party API and using a category attribute!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And, you may find this method to add category attribute to custom attribute group in Magento 2<\/strong><\/em> helpful for the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Create your category attribute using InstallData.php<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Create category_form.xml<\/strong> file at <\/p>\n\n\n\n [Vendor]\\[Module]\\view\\adminhtml\\ui_component\\category_form.xml<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s it. <\/p>\n\n\n\nMethod to Add Category Attribute to Custom Attribute Group in Magento 2:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<?php\n\nnamespace [Vendor]\\[Module]\\Setup;\n\nuse Magento\\Eav\\Setup\\EavSetupFactory;\nuse Magento\\Framework\\Setup\\InstallDataInterface;\nuse Magento\\Framework\\Setup\\ModuleContextInterface;\nuse Magento\\Framework\\Setup\\ModuleDataSetupInterface;\nuse Magento\\Eav\\Model\\Entity\\Attribute\\ScopedAttributeInterface;\nuse Magento\\Catalog\\Model\\Category;\n\nclass InstallData implements InstallDataInterface\n{\n private $eavSetupFactory;\n \n public function __construct(EavSetupFactory $eavSetupFactory)\n {\n $this->eavSetupFactory = $eavSetupFactory;\n }\n \n public function install(ModuleDataSetupInterface $setup, ModuleContextInterface $context)\n {\n $eavSetup = $this->eavSetupFactory->create(['setup' => $setup]);\n\n $eavSetup->addAttribute(\n Category::ENTITY,\n 'custom_category_attribute',\n [\n 'group' => 'Custom Category Group',\n 'type' => 'text',\n 'label' => 'Category Attribute',\n 'input' => 'text',\n 'required' => false,\n 'sort_order' => 100,\n 'global' => ScopedAttributeInterface::SCOPE_STORE,\n 'visible' => true,\n 'user_defined' => true,\n 'backend' => ''\n ]\n );\n }\n}<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<form xmlns:xsi=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2001\/XMLSchema-instance\"\n xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation=\"urn:magento:module:Magento_Ui:etc\/ui_configuration.xsd\">\n <fieldset name=\"custom_category_group\">\n <argument name=\"data\" xsi:type=\"array\">\n <item name=\"config\" xsi:type=\"array\">\n <item name=\"label\" xsi:type=\"string\">Custom Category Group<\/item> <!-- your category group name -->\n <item name=\"collapsible\" xsi:type=\"boolean\">true<\/item>\n <item name=\"sortOrder\" xsi:type=\"number\">99<\/item>\n <\/item>\n <\/argument>\n <field name=\"custom_category_attribute\"> <!-- your attribute code -->\n <argument name=\"data\" xsi:type=\"array\">\n <item name=\"config\" xsi:type=\"array\">\n <item name=\"sortOrder\" xsi:type=\"number\">100<\/item>\n <item name=\"dataType\" xsi:type=\"string\">string<\/item>\n <item name=\"label\" xsi:type=\"string\" translate=\"true\">Category Attribute Name<\/item>\n <item name=\"formElement\" xsi:type=\"string\">input<\/item>\n <item name=\"notice\" xsi:type=\"string\">add comment<\/item>\n <\/item>\n <\/argument>\n <\/field>\n <\/fieldset>\n<\/form><\/pre>\n\n\n\n