# Cities

Section **"Cities"** is used to manage the list of locations where the service provides exchange services. This is especially relevant for sites with directions that have physical pickup/drop-off points.

### **How to add a new city** <a href="#id-6yxbl5wihpym" id="id-6yxbl5wihpym"></a>

1. Go to the menu **General → Cities**.<br>
2. Click the button **"+ Add"**.<br>
3. In the add form, specify the following parameters:<br>
   * **Code** – a unique city code. Used to identify the city in external services (for example, BestChange).<br>
   * **Langs / Lang** – multilingual settings for the city name. Here you can set translations for RU/EN/UA (and other active site languages).<br>
   * **Name** – the displayed name of the city (for example: Kyiv, Warsaw, Berlin).<br>
   * **Status (Enabled/Disabled)** – allows controlling whether the city will be available to users. If the status is disabled, the city is not shown on the site and is not used when creating requests.<br>

### **List of cities** <a href="#id-6tusju5cktqs" id="id-6tusju5cktqs"></a>

All created cities are displayed in a table with the main fields:

* **ID** – internal identifier in the system.<br>
* **Code** – city code (useful for integrations).<br>
* **Name** – city name.<br>
* **Activity** – shows whether the city is currently available on the site.<br>
* **Actions** – edit or delete.<br>
* **Changed in** – date of last edit<br>

### **Management** <a href="#uc0blxh4g05k" id="uc0blxh4g05k"></a>

* You can add an unlimited number of cities.<br>
* Cities are easy to edit: you can change the name, translations, or display status.<br>
* Cities excluded from activity are stored in the system but are not shown to users.<br>
* Using correct codes from BestChange ensures proper integration with monitoring services.<br>
* **Later you can use cities when creating or editing directions**