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bblazer4800
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August 27, 2025
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Custom categories limit

  • August 27, 2025
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Setting up a FortiGate for multiple distinct schools (30). Each requires custom web filters. We manage all sites under one VDOM.

 

Configuring custom web filter settings were a category is blocked and they want to allow a specific site. Block social media but allow Facebook. Once a category is blocked, an allow does not work. So we started to create custom categories for web rating overrides. We must of hit the limit of custom categories "maximum number of entries has been reached", we have 52. Is there a way to increase that number per VDOM?

 

v7.4.8

Best answer by ozkanaltas

Hello @bblazer4800 ,

 

When you block a category on a web filter profile, you should use the exempt option to allow a website instead of allow option. Did you try before like that? 

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ozkanaltas
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August 28, 2025

Hello @bblazer4800 ,

 

When you block a category on a web filter profile, you should use the exempt option to allow a website instead of allow option. Did you try before like that? 

bblazer4800
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