Organizing courses is paramount in keeping your LMS free of clutter and easy to navigate for admins and users. Learners can search/filter by course category from the main courses page, which can be linked as a Navigation Menu Item.
This article outlines the following concepts:
Create a Course Category
Go to Learning > Click Course Categories
A General Courses category appears in the Category list by default. To add a New Category, click on the New button.
In the Course Details, give the Category a name in the Title field. The Title Alias can be left blank as it is generated automatically.
Select if this Category is nested in a Parent Category, or leave the field blank if it is considered a “top-level” Category.
When configuring a Course, Admins may assign the course to one Primary Category and any number of Secondary Categories. Both types of categories are searchable and filterable by learners, while the primary category is the only one highlighted on the course card.
Select a Thumbnail Image (suggested image size: 1450x300 px) for the Category and provide a brief Description.
In the Permissions tab, set which Learners can view this category. Visibility Permission is set by Access Levels, User Groups, or Specific Users.
If applicable, limit the visibility by Brand.
Click Save.
From the Courses page, configured as a Leftside Menu Item, Learners may select a course category and click Search to only show courses in that category.
Manage Existing Categories
Admins can search existing categories by name and ID, and Quick Filter categories by Course, Creator, or Parent Category.
The list view grid includes the following information about existing categories:
- Parent category
- Permissions
- # of courses
- Created date
- Last modified date
Create a Category Navigation Menu Item
Course Categories can have their own page in the User Portal through Navigation Menus.
Go to Configuration > click Navigation Menu > click Dashboard Left Side Menu
Click New.
Give the Menu Item a Title.
In the Menu Item Type field, select Categories.
Select if Child categories are displayed as their own category cards in the Course Categories Page.
Learner Experience
From the learner portal, the Course Categories page shows each of the Course Category Cards.
Each card contains Total Courses, Assigned Courses, and In Progress Courses. Parent Category cards include a dropdown to select child categories directly.
Course Categories page without child categories:
Course Categories page with child categories: