[GH-ISSUE #1892] [Feature] Add Category From Rule Creation #7664

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opened 2026-04-10 17:33:34 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
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Originally created by @rydrman on GitHub (Nov 10, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/1892

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When creating rules, it's very easy to create a new Payee - simply type it in and click to create rather than select an existing one. For budget categories, however, this is not possible. Instead, you need to discard or save the partial rule, navigate to the budget page, add the category and then go back and find/rebuild the rule.

I appreciate that payees are created more often than budget categories, but as someone who is just getting started with the system it is a real pain.

Describe your ideal solution to this problem

Ideally, I can create categories the same way that I do payees. Even if the category gets added to the first or last group of the budget I can easily go and move it later and it seems worth it for the convenience.

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Originally created by @rydrman on GitHub (Nov 10, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues/1892 ### Verified feature request does not already exist? - [X] I have searched and found no existing issue ### 💻 - [ ] Would you like to implement this feature? ### Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve? When creating rules, it's very easy to create a new Payee - simply type it in and click to create rather than select an existing one. For budget categories, however, this is not possible. Instead, you need to discard or save the partial rule, navigate to the budget page, add the category and then go back and find/rebuild the rule. I appreciate that payees are created more often than budget categories, but as someone who is just getting started with the system it is a real pain. ### Describe your ideal solution to this problem Ideally, I can create categories the same way that I do payees. Even if the category gets added to the first or last group of the budget I can easily go and move it later and it seems worth it for the convenience. ### Teaching and learning _No response_
GiteaMirror added the needs votesfeature labels 2026-04-10 17:33:34 -05:00
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Nov 10, 2023):

Thanks for sharing your idea!

This repository uses lodash style issue management for enhancements. That means enhancement issues are automatically closed. This doesn’t mean we don’t accept feature requests, though! We will consider implementing ones that receive many upvotes, and we welcome contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help you make a successful contribution).

The enhancement backlog can be found here: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues?q=label%3A%22needs+votes%22+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc+

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<!-- gh-comment-id:1804872698 --> @github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Nov 10, 2023): :sparkles: Thanks for sharing your idea! :sparkles: This repository uses lodash style issue management for enhancements. That means enhancement issues are automatically closed. This doesn’t mean we don’t accept feature requests, though! We will consider implementing ones that receive many upvotes, and we welcome contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help you make a successful contribution). The enhancement backlog can be found here: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues?q=label%3A%22needs+votes%22+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc+ Don’t forget to upvote the top comment with 👍! <!-- feature-auto-close-comment -->
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Reference: github-starred/actual#7664