# Finder Structure

Elementor Core Basic

The finder is organized into categories, each of which includes an array of links.

# Finder Class

To edit the finder's categories, we first need to create a class that extends the \Elementor\Core\Common\Modules\Finder\Base_Category class - the base finder category class:

class New_Finder_Category extends \Elementor\Core\Common\Modules\Finder\Base_Category {
}

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# Finder Methods

The extended class will have the following methods:

class New_Finder_Category extends \Elementor\Core\Common\Modules\Finder\Base_Category {

	public function get_id(): string {}

	public function get_title(): string {}

	public function get_category_items(): array {}

	public function is_dynamic(): bool {}

}

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Category ID - The get_id() method returns a unique ID that will be used in the code.
Category Title - The get_title() method returns the label displayed to the user.
Category Items - The get_category_items() method returns an array of links belong to the category.
Is Dynamic - The is_dynamic() method is an optional method that return a boolean value. It is used when the category items return data using Ajax requests (like posts/pages titles). We will not be covering this method.

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