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Categories

The Categories section allows users to create, manage, and delete course categories.
Categories are primarily used for organizing courses and making them easier to display and filter on the front end.

Category Usage​

  • Categories are not mandatory – Courses can exist without any assigned categories.
  • Multiple categories per course – There is no limit on how many categories a course can have, though typically fewer than 10 are used.
  • Purely organizational – Categories do not affect course functionality; they are intended to help with filtering and organization on the front end.

Managing Categories​

  • Creating Categories – Categories can be added here or directly within a course.
  • Renaming Categories – Users can rename categories individually.
  • Deleting Categories – Removing a category from this section will unassign it from all courses.
  • Bulk Deletion – Users can select multiple categories for deletion, but renaming must be done one at a time.

Important Considerations​

  • No Built-In Front-End Display – CourseLayer does not enforce how categories are used in the front end.
    Developers are responsible for implementing category-based filtering or sorting.
  • Deleting Categories and Course Impact – If a category is deleted, courses assigned to it will simply have no category.
    Ensure your front-end implementation accounts for this to avoid unexpected behavior.

💡 Note:
This section is useful for keeping categories organized and removing unused or duplicate categories efficiently.