Managing Custom Categories

In this article:

• Overview
• Where to manage categories
• Understanding category levels
• Hide or show default categories
• Add a custom category
• Edit or move a category
• Things to keep in mind
• FAQs
• Who can do this

Overview

Custom categories let you organise your learning content so it reflects the structure, teams and priorities of your organisation. Alongside SuperPath's built-in categories, you can add your own, hide the ones you don't need, and restructure everything as your organisation evolves. This article covers hiding and showing default categories, adding your own custom categories, creating subcategories and topics, and editing or restructuring categories.

Where to manage categories

1. Go to Settings → Library.
2. Scroll down to the Manage Categories section.

From here you can control both the default (out-of-the-box) categories and any custom categories you create.

Understanding category levels

SuperPath uses a three-level category structure:

1. Top-level category — a broad area (for example, Marketing or Design).
2. Subcategory — a more specific grouping within a top-level category.
3. Topic — the most detailed level, nested under a subcategory.

This structure helps you keep your Library organised and easy to navigate.

Hide or show default categories

SuperPath comes with a set of ready-made categories. If some of them aren't relevant to your organisation, you can hide them from your Library without deleting them.

To hide a category:

1. In the Manage Categories list, find the category you want to hide.
2. Click the eye icon in its row.
3. In the confirmation window, click Hide. If the category has subcategories or topics, hiding it also hides those.

To show a hidden category again:

1. Find the hidden category — it shows an eye-slash icon.
2. Click the eye-slash icon.
3. In the confirmation window, click Show. The category reappears in your Library.

Tip: To hide every built-in platform category at once, use the Hide All button in the Manage Categories section — your own custom categories are left untouched.

Add a custom category

You can create your own categories to reflect internal teams, initiatives, onboarding programmes, frameworks or anything else your organisation needs.

1. Click Add Category.
2. Enter the Category Name.
3. Choose a Parent if required (see below).
4. Add an Image — required for top-level categories and subcategories; topics don't need one. You can pick an image from Unsplash.
5. Click Add.

Choosing the right level comes down to the parent you pick:

• To create a top-level category, leave the parent field blank.
• To create a subcategory, select a top-level category as the parent.
• To create a topic, select a subcategory as the parent.

Edit or move a category

You can update your custom categories at any time.

1. Click the pencil (edit) icon next to the category.
2. Update the Name, Image, or Parent (change the parent to move it elsewhere in the structure).
3. Save your changes.

This lets you restructure your learning taxonomy as your organisation evolves.

Note: Only categories your own account created can be edited. SuperPath's built-in categories can be hidden but not edited.

Things to keep in mind

• All changes are instantaneous — hidden or shown categories update immediately, new categories appear straight away, and the category dropdown you see when adding content updates automatically.
• Hiding a category doesn't delete it or remove any content; it simply stops the category appearing in the Library.
• You can hide and show both your own custom categories and the built-in SuperPath ones.

FAQs

Where do I manage categories?
In Settings → Library, in the Manage Categories section.

What's the difference between hiding and deleting a category?
Hiding keeps the category and its content in your account but removes it from the Library view — you can show it again at any time. Deleting removes the category permanently, though the content itself is kept.

When do my changes take effect?
Immediately. Updates are reflected straight away in your Library and in the category dropdown when adding new content.

Who can do this

Owners and Admins can manage categories. Managers, Content Managers, People Managers, Instructors, Employees and Restricted users cannot — managing categories requires access to Settings, which only Owners and Admins have. If you don't see the option, check your permissions with your workspace Owner.

Updated on: 24/07/2026