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# How to Create a Category

# How to Create a Category

**In this article:**
* Overview
* How to create a category
* Things to keep in mind
* FAQs
* Who can do this

## Overview

Categories organise your Library so learners can browse and find content by topic. Alongside SuperPath's built-in categories, you can create your own to match the way your organisation thinks about its learning. Categories work in three levels — a top-level **Category**, a **sub category** within it, and a **topic** within a sub category — so you can build a structure that is as broad or as detailed as you need.

Use custom categories to group content around your own themes, departments or programmes.

## How to create a category

1. Go to **Settings → Library** and scroll to the **Manage Categories** section.
2. Click **Add Category**.

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3. In the **Add New Category** window, enter a **Name**.
4. Choose a **Parent** if you are creating a sub category or a topic. Leave the parent empty to create a top-level Category. Picking a Category as the parent creates a sub category; picking a sub category as the parent creates a topic.
5. Add an **Image**. An image is required for all top-level categories and sub categories (topics do not need one).
6. Click **Add** to save.

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## Things to keep in mind

* Categories have three levels: a top-level **Category**, a **sub category** beneath it, and a **topic** beneath a sub category. What you are creating depends on the parent you choose.
* An image is required for top-level categories and sub categories. Topics do not require an image.
* A top-level category needs a name and an image; a sub category or topic also needs a parent. The **Add** button stays disabled until the required details are filled in.
* Categories you create belong to your own account and appear alongside the built-in SuperPath categories in your Library.

## FAQs

**What is the difference between a category, a sub category and a topic?**
They are the three levels of the structure. A Category is the top level, a sub category sits inside a Category, and a topic sits inside a sub category. You choose which one you are creating by setting the parent.

**Why can't I save my new category?**
The **Add** button stays disabled until the required fields are complete — a name for all levels, an image for top-level categories and sub categories, and a parent for sub categories and topics.

**Do I have to add an image?**
Yes for top-level categories and sub categories. Topics do not need an image.

## Who can do this

**Owners** and **Admins** can create categories. **Managers**, **Content Managers**, **People Managers**, **Instructors**, **Employees** and **Restricted** users cannot — creating categories requires access to Settings and the permission to manage categories, which only Owners and Admins have.