# Course Category

The **Course Categories** page allows administrators to manage and organize courses into categories. These categories are useful for content filtering, navigation, and display via shortcodes or widgets.

You can manage packages from:  **Dashboard > LMS > Course Categories  > Add New**

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* **Name –** You can enter your category name is how it appears on your site.
* **Slug -** You can enter your slug name. The “slug” is the URL-friendly version of the name. It is usually all lowercase and contains only letters, numbers, and hyphens.
* **Parent Course Category -** You can assign a parent term to create a hierarchy.
* **Description -** The description is not prominent by default; however, some themes may show it.
* **Image -** You can **add image from media** to the category item that you are adding from this option. This image will be used for "Course Categories" shortcode.
* **Icon Image -** You can **add icon image from media** to the category item that you are adding from this option. This image will be used for "Course Categories" shortcode.
* **Icon -** You can add font awesome icons to the category item that you are adding from this option. The font awesome icon format will be like "**fa fa-hourglass-half**". This image will be used for "Course Categories" shortcode.
* **Icon Color -** If you are adding font awesome icon from the previous option, then you can set the Color of that icon from this option.
* **Background Color -** If you are adding font awesome icon from the previous option, then you can set the Background Color of that icon from this option.