diff --git a/jobs/controllers/Portal.php b/jobs/controllers/Portal.php
index 2a112d3..3af29ba 100644
--- a/jobs/controllers/Portal.php
+++ b/jobs/controllers/Portal.php
@@ -56,12 +56,6 @@ class Portal {
                 'title' => 'Jo\'s Jobs- Categories',
                 'vars' => $this->vars];
         }
-        else {
-            $this->vars['response'] = 'You do not have access to this page';
-            return ['template' => 'response.html.php',
-                    'title' => 'Jo\'s Jobs- Access Denied',
-                    'vars' => $this->vars];
-        }
     }
 
     public function applicants() {
@@ -86,8 +80,38 @@ class Portal {
     //TODO: add functions for adding jobs and categories
     public function addJob() {
         return ['template' => 'add.html.php',
-                'title' => 'Add Job',
-                'vars' => $this->vars];
+                'title' => 'Jo\'s Jobs- Add Job',
+                'vars' => $this->vars
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function addCategory() {
+        if ($_SESSION['userType'] == 'admin') {
+            return ['template' => 'category_add.html.php',
+                    'title' => 'Jo\'s Jobs- Add Category',
+                    'vars' => $this->vars
+            ];
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function addCategorySubmit() {
+        if ($_SESSION['userType'] == 'admin') {
+            
+            if (count($this->catsTable->find(['name'], ['value0' => $_POST['name']])) > 0) {
+                $this->vars['response'] = 'This category already exists';
+            }
+            else {
+                $record = [
+                    'name' => $_POST['name']
+                ];
+                $this->catsTable->save($record);
+                $this->vars['response'] = 'Category Created';
+            }
+            return ['template' => 'response.html.php',
+                    'title' => 'Jo\'s Jobs- Add Category',
+                    'vars' => $this->vars
+            ];
+        }
     }
 }
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/category_add.html.php b/templates/category_add.html.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7e3abd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/category_add.html.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<main class="home">
+    <form method="post" action="/portal/addCategory">
+        <label>Enter Category Name</label>
+        <input type="text" name="name"/>
+        <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Create"/>
+    </form>
+</main>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/category_table.html.php b/templates/category_table.html.php
index 3362b1e..0d68d56 100644
--- a/templates/category_table.html.php
+++ b/templates/category_table.html.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <h2>Categories</h2>
-<a class="new" href="addcategory.php">Add new category</a>
+<a class="new" href="/portal/addCategory">Add new category</a>
 <table>
     <thead>
 	    <tr>
diff --git a/templates/login.html.php b/templates/login.html.php
index d1a0f90..1db3f4d 100644
--- a/templates/login.html.php
+++ b/templates/login.html.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <label>Enter Password</label>
         <input type="password" name="password" />
 
-        <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Log In" />
+        <input type="submit" name="submit"/>
     </form>
 </main>
 <p><?=nl2br($response)?></p>