Sharepoint 2010 Deploy visual web part to "MBD Web Parts" instead of "Custom".

Goal
To deploy our custom visual webpart to a custom group name "MBD Web Parts" instead of getting deployed to "Custom". Please follow below given steps to see how to reproduce.

• Open Visual Studio 2010.


• File > New > Sharepoint > Visual Web Part > Name it "Sample"


• Delete the "VisualWebPart1"(Default) and add a new Visual Web Part file "DemoWebPart".


• Complete writing code.


• Right click project and deploy.


• Visit your website.


• Site Actions > Edit Site


• Click "Add a Web Part". On the top ribbon.

This will show up our web part in the Group name "Custom", but we need to the web part in a group name "MBD Web Parts".

Simple Solution

• Expand "DemoWebPart" and open "Element.xml".


• Modify an attribute value in the xml from "Custom" to "MBD Web Parts".


• Right click project and deploy.


• Visit your website.


• Site Actions > Edit Site


• Click "Add a Web Part". On the top ribbon.

You should now be able to see our custom category of "MBD Web Parts" and not in "Custom".

Change in Element.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/" >

  <Module Name="DemoWebPart" List="113" Url="_catalogs/wp" RootWebOnly="TRUE">

    <File Path="DemoWebPart\DemoWebPart.webpart" Url="DemoWebPart.webpart" Type="GhostableInLibrary" >

      <Property Name="Group" Value="MBD Web Parts" />

    </File>

  </Module>

</Elements>

Hope this is helpfull for you!