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title: "Create a subcategory"
slug: "create-a-subcategory"
tags: ["Totara Learn", "Site Administrator", "How-to"]
updated: 2023-11-28T14:38:13Z
published: 2023-11-28T14:38:13Z
canonical: "totara.help/create-a-subcategory"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a subcategory

If you have already [created some categories](/18/docs/create-a-category) for your courses, you can create subcategories to further organise your learning content.

Follow these steps to create a new subcategory:

1. In the quick-access menu go to *Courses and categories > Create new category.*
2. Set the parent category for which you want to create a subcategory.
3. Give your subcategory a name.
4. If you need to match this subcategory against an external system, set a unique ID.
5. Optionally enter a description for your new subcategory.
6. Click **Create Category.**

Alternatively, you can find the category you want to add a subcategory to, click the cog icon (![Icon Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1632920887885.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T12%3A38%3A25Z&se=2026-11-07T13%3A38%3A25Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=TqqcFZk2pRJkRwBDfAAJlnQXh7ROJlc3De%2Ba9e7gNgE%3D)) and select **Add subcategory**.

## Next steps

- [Create a category](/18/docs/create-a-category)
- [Edit a category](/18/docs/edit-a-category)
- [Create a course](/18/docs/create-a-course)

![Course badge](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/course-badge_courses-and-categories(2).svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T12%3A38%3A25Z&se=2026-11-07T13%3A38%3A25Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=TqqcFZk2pRJkRwBDfAAJlnQXh7ROJlc3De%2Ba9e7gNgE%3D)The Totara Academy has a whole course dedicated to using [Courses and categories](https://totara.community/mod/page/view.php?id=22080) in Totara. Here you can see best practice, learn more and give it a go yourself.

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