Custom Fields in Categories

I'm working on updating a site that has used SermonSpeaker for years, so there are quite a few series built up. As part of the redesign I'd like to include an element on the Series List page that indicates the year the series was created. I know custom fields are available but they seem to only apply to sermons. Is there any way to get custom fields for categories, or is there another spot in the existing setup where I could put this and be able to access it from a custom layout?

Custom Fields are available for Sermons, Series and Speakers. In the fields manager, there is a dropdown where you can change the context.

I don't remember why I didn't include the categories context. Probably something didn't work as expected or I just missed it.

Found it! I was looking in the edit view for the custom field, not on the manager page. And yes, I said categories when I meant series.

Next question - how can I access the value of that field in a custom layout? I tried
based on the info I found here: www.sermonspeaker.net/forum/sermonspeake...-sermon-speaker.html , but it returns an "Object of class stdClass could not be converted to string" error. Rereading that thread, it looks like you guys might have been talking about actual Joomla custom fields, not SermonSpeaker?

SermonSpeaker uses the Joomla custom fields. Those are the same

$item->jcfields is a collection (array) of fields. With the square brackets you can access a specific field in that array. $item->jcfields[3] would give you the third field in that collection.
Now the field itself is sort of a collection as well, but this time it's not an array but a class with properties. $item->jcfields[3]->title would give you the name of the third field, $item->jcfields[3]->value the actual value.

Thanks - you did cover that in the other thread, I just missed it. The ->value is what I was missing.

I appreciate the help!