# Course Categories

The **Course Categories Shortcode** allows you to display a list of course categories on any page or post. This helps organize and present various categories of courses for easy navigation.

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**General Parameters**

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="158.44439697265625"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Parameter</strong></td><td><strong>Description</strong></td></tr><tr><td><code>type</code></td><td><code>type1</code>, <code>type2</code>, <code>type3</code>, <code>type4</code>, <code>type5</code>, <code>type6</code>, <code>type7</code>, <code>type8</code>, <code>type9</code>, or <code>type10</code> – Choose the display style for the course categories.</td></tr><tr><td><code>columns</code></td><td><code>1</code>, <code>2</code>, or <code>3</code> – Select the number of columns to display for the course categories.</td></tr><tr><td><code>include</code></td><td>Comma-separated list of course category IDs (e.g., <code>1,2,3</code>) to display specific categories.</td></tr><tr><td><code>use-icon-image</code></td><td><code>true</code> or <code>false</code> – Enable or disable the icon image for the categories, depending on whether icons were added when creating categories.</td></tr><tr><td><code>class</code></td><td>Optional – Add an additional CSS class to the shortcode for further customization.</td></tr></tbody></table>

```
[dtlms_course_categories type="type1" columns="1" use-icon-image="true" include="12,13" class="custom-class"]
```

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