Add and manage categories

Admins can add and manage categories to categorize the relevant courses and learning paths.

Note: You must enable the Course categories to add and manage them. Learn more in the LXP user guide for Admins.

You can add and manage categories in two methods: Method 1 and Method 2.

Method 1

Only the admin and learning manager can add and manage categories using this method.

Navigate to Learning > Settings > Learning.

Add categories

  1. Click Categories on the left pane, and click + ADD.
  2. Type the category title and description, and click ADD.

Manage categories

  1. Click Categories on the left pane and hover over the category.
  2. Perform the following as required:
  • Click the Edit edit grey-2 Icon.
  • Click the Delete Delete Grey Icon.
  • Click the Pin Pin grey-1 Icon.

Note: Pinning is used to keep the category at the top.

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Method 2

Admin, author, and co-author can add and manage categories while creating learning.

Navigate to Learning.

Add categories

  1. At the top right, click Manage Resources, and click Add.
  2. Select Create course from scratch or Create learning path from scratch.

In the Basic Information step,

  3.   Scroll down and click + Add Category in the Category Paths field.

  4.   Click the Settings Settings Icon and click + Add Category.

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  5.    Type the category title and description, and click Save.

Manage categories

  4.   Follow steps 1, 2, and 3.

  5.   Click the Settings Settings Icon and hover over the category.

  6.   Perform the following as required:

  • Click the Edit edit grey-3 Icon.
  • Click the Delete Delete Grey Icon.­­
  • Click the Pin Pin grey-1 Icon.

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You can click the category to add a subcategory. You can also edit, delete, or pin the subcategories.

Note: All subcategories become categories if you delete the category.

You can also add tags to label the keywords associated with the courses and learning paths and manage them.