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# Installation

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Advanced Categories has been deprecated and is no longer for sale or supported. ExpressionEngine 7.4 introduces many of Advanced Categories features as natively to ExpressionEngine.
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To install Advanced Categories, unzip the zip file and place the `advanced_catgories` folder into your `/system/user/addons` folder. Then login to the Control Panel and go to ***Developer >*** ***Add-ons*** from the main menu and click ***Install*** Advanced Categories.