To set the categories for your store:
Go to Catalog > Categories > Add Category
- Fill up all the necessary details like name
- If you put category logo it will show up in frontend
- To assign category to particular category select particular category, if it is main category select root category(assign it under root category)
- To show filter in frontend, choose from the attributes multi-select options
- For adding category in different locale, you need to choose particular store from dropdown