diff --git a/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-event.php b/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-event.php
index e1ff34d..569e194 100644
--- a/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-event.php
+++ b/includes/activitypub/transformer/class-event.php
@@ -16,8 +16,19 @@ use function Activitypub\get_rest_url_by_path;
 
 /**
  * Base transformer for WordPress event post types to ActivityPub events.
+ *
+ * Everything that transforming several WordPress post types that represent events
+ * have in common, as well as sane defaults for events should be defined here.
  */
 class Event extends Post {
+
+	/**
+	 * The WordPress event taxonomy.
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	protected $wp_taxonomy;
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the User-URL of the Author of the Post.
 	 *
@@ -41,6 +52,19 @@ class Event extends Post {
 		return 'Event';
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set the event category, via the mapping setting.
+	 */
+	public function get_category() {
+		$current_category_mapping = \get_option( 'activitypub_event_extensions_event_category_mappings', array() );
+		$terms                    = \get_the_terms( $this->wp_object, $this->wp_taxonomy );
+		if ( ! is_wp_error( $terms ) && $terms ) {
+			return $current_category_mapping[ $terms[0]->slug ];
+		} else {
+			return \get_option( 'activitypub_event_extensions_default_event_category', 'MEETING' );
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Generic function that converts an WP-Event object to an ActivityPub-Event object.
 	 *
diff --git a/includes/admin/class-settings-page.php b/includes/admin/class-settings-page.php
index 7d7bb59..2cd16dd 100644
--- a/includes/admin/class-settings-page.php
+++ b/includes/admin/class-settings-page.php
@@ -11,43 +11,29 @@
 
 namespace Activitypub_Event_Extensions\Admin;
 
+use Activitypub_Event_Extensions\Setup;
+
 // Exit if accessed directly.
 defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit; // @codeCoverageIgnore
 
 /**
- * Class responsible for Event Plugin related admin notices.
+ * Class responsible for the ActivityPui Event Extension related Settings.
  *
- * Notices for guiding to proper configuration of ActivityPub with event plugins.
+ * Class responsible for the ActivityPui Event Extension related Settings.
  *
  * @since 1.0.0
  */
 class Settings_Page {
-
-	/**
-	 * TODO:
-     * 	- [ ] create settings page
-	 *      - [ ] skeleton
-	 *      - [ ] Autoloader
-	 *  - [ ] Common settings?
-	 *  - [ ] Hook points
-	 *      - [ ] let transformers hook settings into the page
-	 *  - [ ] provide setting-type-classes for hooks
-	 *      - [ ] True/False
-	 *      - [ ] Number
-	 *      - [ ] advanced for mapping
-	 */
-
 	const STATIC = 'Activitypub_Event_Extensions\Admin\Settings_Page';
 
-	const SETTINGS_SLUG = 'activitypub-events';
-
+	const SETTINGS_SLUG = 'activitypub-event-extensions';
 	/**
 	 * Warning if the plugin is Active and the ActivityPub plugin is not.
 	 */
 	public static function admin_menu() {
 		\add_options_page(
 			'Activitypub Event Extension',
-			'Activitypub Events',
+			__( 'ActivityPub Events', 'activitypub_event_extensions' ),
 			'manage_options',
 			self::SETTINGS_SLUG,
 			array( self::STATIC, 'settings_page' )
@@ -70,59 +56,46 @@ class Settings_Page {
 		);
 	}
 
-	public static function settings_page() {
-		if ( empty( $_GET['tab'] ) ) {
-			$tab = 'general';
+	/**
+	 * Receive the event categories (terms) used by the event plugin.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $event_plugin Contains info about a certain event plugin.
+	 *
+	 * @return array An array of Terms.
+	 */
+	private static function get_event_terms( $event_plugin ) {
+		if ( isset( $event_plugin['taxonomy'] ) ) {
+			$event_terms = get_terms(
+				array(
+					'taxonomy'   => $event_plugin['taxonomy'],
+					'hide_empty' => true,
+				)
+			);
+			return $event_terms;
 		} else {
-			$tab = sanitize_key( $_GET['tab'] );
-		}
-
-		/*
-		submenu_options = {
-			tab => {name => ''
-					active => true|false}
-		}
-		 */
-
-		// TODO: generate this somehow.
-		// Maybe with filters, similar as with the settings!
-		$submenu_options = array(
-			'general'             => array(
-				'name'   => 'General',
-				'active' => false,
-			),
-			'events_manager'      => array(
-				'name'   => 'Events Manager',
-				'active' => false,
-			),
-			'gatherpress'         => array(
-				'name'   => 'Gatherpress',
-				'active' => false,
-			),
-			'the_events_calendar' => array(
-				'name'   => 'The Events Calendar',
-				'active' => false,
-			),
-			'vsel'                => array(
-				'name'   => 'VS Event',
-				'active' => false,
-			),
-		);
-
-		$submenu_options[ $tab ]['active'] = true;
-
-		$args = array(
-			'slug'    => self::SETTINGS_SLUG,
-			'options' => $submenu_options,
-		);
-
-		switch ( $tab ) {
-			case 'general':
-				\load_template( ACTIVITYPUB_EVENT_EXTENSIONS_PLUGIN_DIR . 'templates/settings-general.php', true, $args );
-				break;
-			default:
-				\load_template( ACTIVITYPUB_EVENT_EXTENSIONS_PLUGIN_DIR . 'templates/settings-extractor.php', true, $args );
-				break;
+			return array();
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Settings page.
+	 */
+	public static function settings_page() {
+		$plugin_setup = Setup::get_instance();
+
+		$event_plugins = $plugin_setup->get_active_event_plugins();
+
+		$event_terms = array();
+
+		foreach ( $event_plugins as $event_plugin_name => $events_plugin_info ) {
+			$event_terms[ $event_plugin_name ] = self::get_event_terms( $events_plugin_info );
+		}
+
+		$args = array(
+			'slug'        => self::SETTINGS_SLUG,
+			'event_terms' => $event_terms,
+		);
+
+		\load_template( ACTIVITYPUB_EVENT_EXTENSIONS_PLUGIN_DIR . 'templates/settings.php', true, $args );
+	}
 }
diff --git a/includes/admin/class-settings.php b/includes/admin/class-settings.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b79127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/admin/class-settings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * General settings class.
+ *
+ * This file contains the General class definition, which handles the "General" settings
+ * page for the ActivityPub Event Extension Plugin, providing options for configuring various general settings.
+ *
+ * @package Activitypub_Event_Extensions
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+
+namespace Activitypub_Event_Extensions\Admin;
+
+use Activitypub\Activity\Extended_Object\Event;
+
+// Exit if accessed directly.
+defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit; // @codeCoverageIgnore
+
+/**
+ * Class responsible for the ActivityPui Event Extension related Settings.
+ *
+ * Class responsible for the ActivityPui Event Extension related Settings.
+ *
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+class Settings {
+	const STATIC = 'Activitypub_Event_Extensions\Admin\Settings_Page';
+
+	const SETTINGS_SLUG = 'activitypub-event-extensions';
+
+	/**
+	 * Register the settings for the ActivityPub Event Extensions plugin.
+	 */
+	public static function register_settings() {
+		\register_setting(
+			'activitypub-event-extensions',
+			'activitypub_event_extensions_default_event_category',
+			array(
+				'type'         => 'string',
+				'description'  => \__( 'Define your own custom post template', 'activitypub' ),
+				'show_in_rest' => true,
+				'default'      => 'MEETING',
+			)
+		);
+
+		\register_setting(
+			'activitypub-event-extensions',
+			'activitypub_event_extensions_event_category_mappings',
+			array(
+				'type'              => 'array',
+				'description'       => \__( 'Define your own custom post template', 'activitypub' ),
+				'default'           => array(),
+				'sanitize_callback' => function ( $event_category_mappings ) {
+					$allowed_mappings = Event::DEFAULT_EVENT_CATEGORIES;
+					foreach ( $event_category_mappings as $key => $value ) {
+						if ( ! in_array( $value, $allowed_mappings, true ) ) {
+							unset( $event_category_mappings[ $key ] );
+						}
+					}
+					return $event_category_mappings;
+				},
+			)
+		);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/includes/class-setup.php b/includes/class-setup.php
index 5a8fa14..207cdb5 100644
--- a/includes/class-setup.php
+++ b/includes/class-setup.php
@@ -135,17 +135,18 @@ class Setup {
 		register_activation_hook( ACTIVITYPUB_EVENT_EXTENSIONS_PLUGIN_FILE, array( $this, 'activate' ) );
 
 		add_action( 'admin_init', array( $this, 'do_admin_notices' ) );
+		add_action( 'admin_init', array( Settings::class, 'register_settings' ) );
 
 		// If we don't have any active event plugins, or the ActivityPub plugin is not enabled, abort here.
 		if ( empty( $this->active_event_plugins ) || ! $this->activitypub_plugin_is_active ) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		add_action( 'admin_menu', array( Settings_Page::STATIC, 'admin_menu' ) );
+		add_action( 'admin_menu', array( Settings_Page::class, 'admin_menu' ) );
 
 		add_filter(
 			'plugin_action_links_' . ACTIVITYPUB_EVENT_EXTENSIONS_PLUGIN_BASENAME,
-			array( Settings_Page::STATIC, 'settings_link' )
+			array( Settings_Page::class, 'settings_link' )
 		);
 		add_filter( 'activitypub_transformer', array( $this, 'register_activitypub_event_transformer' ), 10, 3 );
 	}
diff --git a/templates/admin-header.php b/templates/admin-header.php
deleted file mode 100644
index a201095..0000000
--- a/templates/admin-header.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<!-- TODO css classes?
-currently reusing activitypub classes which is kinda nice, because it has a consistent theme then, but also it cloud break if activitypub changes something
--->
-<div class="activitypub-settings-header">
-	<div class="activitypub-settings-title-section">
-		<h1><?php \esc_html_e( 'Activitypub Events Plugin', $args['slug'] ); ?></h1>
-	</div>
-
-	<nav class="activitypub-settings-tabs-wrapper" aria-label="<?php \esc_attr_e( 'Secondary menu', $args['slug'] ); ?>">
-        <!-- todo loop through settings pages of Extractors -->
-		<?php foreach ( $args['options'] as $tabslug => $plugin ) { ?>
-        <a href="<?php echo \esc_url_raw( admin_url( 'options-general.php?page='. $args['slug'] .'&tab=' . $tabslug ) ); ?>" class="activitypub-settings-tab <?php echo \esc_attr( $plugin['active'] ? 'active' : '' ); ?>">
-			<?php \esc_html_e( $plugin['name'], $args['slug'] ); ?> <!-- Todo better name handling -->
-        </a>
-		<?php } ?>
-
-
-
-	</nav>
-</div>
-<hr class="wp-header-end">
diff --git a/templates/settings-extractor.php b/templates/settings-extractor.php
deleted file mode 100644
index ac089a5..0000000
--- a/templates/settings-extractor.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-// Is this check necessary? it's already enforced by admin_menu()
-// it's "recommended" by https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/administration-menus/sub-menus/
-if ( ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
-	return;
-}
-
-\load_template(
-	__DIR__ . '/admin-header.php',
-	true,
-	$args
-);
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/settings-general.php b/templates/settings-general.php
deleted file mode 100644
index ac089a5..0000000
--- a/templates/settings-general.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-// Is this check necessary? it's already enforced by admin_menu()
-// it's "recommended" by https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/administration-menus/sub-menus/
-if ( ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
-	return;
-}
-
-\load_template(
-	__DIR__ . '/admin-header.php',
-	true,
-	$args
-);
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/settings.php b/templates/settings.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e0a6cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/settings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Template for ActivityPub Event Extensions settings pages.
+ *
+ * This template is used to display and manage settings for the ActivityPub Event Extensions plugin.
+ *
+ * @package ActivityPub_Event_Extensions
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ *
+ * @param array  $args An array of arguments for the settings page.
+ */
+
+// Exit if accessed directly.
+defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit; // @codeCoverageIgnore
+
+use Activitypub\Activity\Extended_Object\Event;
+
+if ( ! isset( $args ) ) {
+	return;
+}
+
+if ( ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
+	return;
+}
+
+$event_terms = get_terms(
+	array(
+		'taxonomy'   => 'tribe_events_cat',
+		'hide_empty' => true,
+	)
+);
+
+$default_event_category_strings = array(
+	'ARTS'                          => __( 'Arts', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'BOOK_CLUBS'                    => __( 'Book clubs', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'BUSINESS'                      => __( 'Business', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'CAUSES'                        => __( 'Causes', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'COMEDY'                        => __( 'Comedy', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'CRAFTS'                        => __( 'Crafts', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'FOOD_DRINK'                    => __( 'Food & Drink', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'HEALTH'                        => __( 'Health', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'MUSIC'                         => __( 'Music', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'AUTO_BOAT_AIR'                 => __( 'Auto, boat and air', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'COMMUNITY'                     => __( 'Community', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'FAMILY_EDUCATION'              => __( 'Family & Education', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'FASHION_BEAUTY'                => __( 'Fashion & Beauty', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'FILM_MEDIA'                    => __( 'Film & Media', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'GAMES'                         => __( 'Games', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'LANGUAGE_CULTURE'              => __( 'Language & Culture', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'LEARNING'                      => __( 'Learning', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'LGBTQ'                         => __( 'LGBTQ', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'MOVEMENTS_POLITICS'            => __( 'Movements and politics', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'NETWORKING'                    => __( 'Networking', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'PARTY'                         => __( 'Party', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'PERFORMING_VISUAL_ARTS'        => __( 'Performing & Visual Arts', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'PETS'                          => __( 'Pets', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'PHOTOGRAPHY'                   => __( 'Photography', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'OUTDOORS_ADVENTURE'            => __( 'Outdoors & Adventure', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'SPIRITUALITY_RELIGION_BELIEFS' => __( 'Spirituality, Religion & Beliefs', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'SCIENCE_TECH'                  => __( 'Science & Tech', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'SPORTS'                        => __( 'Sports', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'THEATRE'                       => __( 'Theatre', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ),
+	'MEETING'                       => __( 'Meeting', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ), // Default value in federation.
+	'DEFAULT'                       => __( 'Default', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ), // Internal default for overrides.
+);
+
+$selected_default_event_category = \get_option( 'activitypub_event_extensions_default_event_category', 'MEETING' );
+$current_category_mapping        = \get_option( 'activitypub_event_extensions_event_category_mappings', array() );
+?>
+
+<div class="activitypub-settings activitypub-settings-page hide-if-no-js">
+	<form method="post" action="options.php">
+		<?php \settings_fields( 'activitypub-event-extensions' ); ?>
+
+		<div class="box">
+
+			<h2> <?php esc_html_e( 'Default ActivityPub Event Category', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ); ?> </h2>
+
+			<p> <?php esc_html_e( 'The community defined an arbitrary set of basic event categories in order to allow events from multiple organizers to be grouped in a useful way. Please specify the category most common for your events.' ); ?> </p>
+
+			<table class="form-table">
+				<tr>
+					<th scope="row"> <?php esc_html_e( 'Default Category', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ); ?> </th>
+					<td>
+						<select id="activitypub_event_extensions_default_event_category" name="activitypub_event_extensions_default_event_category">';
+						<?php
+						foreach ( $default_event_category_strings as $value => $label ) {
+							echo '<option value="' . esc_attr( $value ) . '" ' . selected( $selected_default_event_category, $value, false ) . '>' . esc_html( $label ) . '</option>';
+						}
+						?>
+						</select>
+					</td>
+				</tr>
+			</table>
+
+			<h2> <?php esc_html_e( 'Specific mapping of Event Categories', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ); ?> </h2>
+
+			<p> <?php esc_html_e( 'Here you can assign each of your event categories in use to the basic category set used in ActivityPub .' ); ?> </p>
+
+			<table class="form-table">
+				<?php foreach ( $event_terms as $event_term ) { ?>
+					<tr>
+						<th scope="row"> <?php echo esc_html( $event_term->name ); ?> </th>
+						<td>
+							<select name="activitypub_event_extensions_event_category_mappings[<?php echo esc_attr( $event_term->slug ); ?>]">
+								<?php
+								$current_mapping_is_set = false;
+								if ( ! empty( $current_category_mapping ) ) {
+									$current_mapping_is_set = array_key_exists( $event_term->slug, $current_category_mapping );
+								}
+								if ( $current_mapping_is_set ) {
+									$mapping = $current_category_mapping[ $event_term->slug ];
+								} else {
+									$mapping = 'DEFAULT';
+								}
+								if ( 'DEFAULT' === $mapping ) {
+									echo '<option value="' . esc_attr( $mapping ) . '"> -- ' . esc_html( $default_event_category_strings[ $mapping ] ) . ' -- </option>';
+								} else {
+									echo '<option value="' . esc_attr( $mapping ) . '">' . esc_html( $default_event_category_strings[ $mapping ] ) . '</option>';
+								}
+								echo '<option value="DEFAULT" ' . selected( $selected_default_event_category, 'DEFAULT', false ) . '> -- ' . esc_html__( 'Default', 'activitypub-event-extensions' ) . ' -- </option>';
+								foreach ( Event::DEFAULT_EVENT_CATEGORIES as $event_category ) {
+									echo '<option value="' . esc_attr( $event_category ) . '" ' . selected( $mappings[ $event_term->slug ] ?? '', $event_category, false ) . '>' . esc_html( $default_event_category_strings[ $event_category ] ) . '</option>';
+								}
+								?>
+							</select>
+						</td>
+					</tr>
+				<?php } ?>
+			</table>
+		</div>
+		<?php \submit_button(); ?>
+	</form>
+</div>