How to create course categories in RootWright LMS

Categories group courses in the catalog. Create them once under Teaching → Categories & tags, then pick one for each course in its Course category field.

Create a category

1. Go to RootWright LMS → Teaching, then open Categories & tags.
2. Click New category.
3. Enter a Category name, for example "Art and Craft".
4. Click New category in the dialog. The category appears in the list with its slug, such as art-and-craft.

The list shows each category, its slug and how many courses use it.

The Categories screen with no categories. Use New category to add one.

Assign a category to a course

Open the course in the editor, go to Details, and choose a value in Course category. The field searches existing categories. If it shows "No results found", create the category first.

Rename a category

Use Rename next to a category to change its name.

Related

• Course tags add a second layer of filtering.
• The Courses screen.