04-19-2017 09:34 AM
Hi all, when you need to refer to a category list, please, refer to this page: https://support.google.com/business/answer/3038177?hl=en
Here you will find an actual list of all categories, for each country: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10QhWFmHYhZI7FL7cQZUqkDkRbexPVthEIfp8iibhA3s/edit?usp=sharing
Not sure all of these categories are available through Maps, but certainly are available on Google MyBusiness.
06-30-2017 01:13 PM
SolutionHi @EjazShah,
This is not a list for Maps. It is a list for GMB, which has differences, and it is outdated even for GMB.
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06-30-2017 10:41 AM
Hi @LucioV, Is the list is the updated version and includes all latest categories according to country / region?
06-30-2017 01:13 PM
SolutionHi @EjazShah,
This is not a list for Maps. It is a list for GMB, which has differences, and it is outdated even for GMB.
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06-30-2017 02:07 PM
Well @Flash & @sputnikjim, I am going to raise this request today 😞
06-30-2017 03:02 PM
Such a list has been requested many times for a decade; thus I'm afraid it's not something likely to be provided.
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06-30-2017 03:14 PM
Bro, @Flash Still will keep following up as we are not requesting for perks but something that is related to this program and there is no cost to Google to facilitate volunteers with this feature.
06-30-2017 03:45 PM
@EjazShah wrote:
Bro, @Flash Still will keep following up as we are not requesting for perks but something that is related to this program and there is no cost to Google to facilitate volunteers with this feature.
Yes, the question is not answered, and my first post wasn't a question at all 🙂
@Flash please, unmark the topic as answered, for more support from Googlers. Thanks
06-30-2017 03:47 PM
@EjazShah wrote:
Bro, @Flash Still will keep following up as we are not requesting for perks but something that is related to this program and there is no cost to Google to facilitate volunteers with this feature.
I too am a volunteer. As I stated, volunteers have asked for such a list for many years. Google is aware of those requests, but so far has chosen not to provide such a list.
This is likely due to the fact that such a list would be constantly changing, and thus would need constant upkeep. I personally would prefer that the resources be spent on creating more advanced mapping features as opposed to working on maintaining such a list.
In addition, such a list is not needed and kind of pointless. It is not needed as you can use the category box within an edit to see what categories are available; it searches as you type. Included in that search is any category that has that word anywhere in the category, making it superior to a downloaded list that is alphabetized.
It is pointless because a downloaded list would instantly become outdated, just as the GMB list has become.
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