is there a limit of 4 categories for a forum to have?

i ask because having trouble figuring out how to add another (actually i want to add 2)

not a new forum subsection, a category to place forum subsections into.

Hello there is not limit to 4 categories but please note that each category has to have at least one forum attached to it.
I have listed a topic that will help you understands how the forums and Categories work and a topic telling you our limits.

 Helpful Topics:
Differences between Forums and Categories
Forum Limits

i know the difference.

the problem is, i'm not seeing any options to creating a new forum category

hello

here is the tutorial about categories creation
https://help.forumotion.com/t3313-categories-and-forums-creation-and-appearance?highlight=categories