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title: "Create glossary categories"
slug: "create-glossary-categories"
tags: ["Totara Learn", "Content Creator", "How-to"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:17Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:17Z
canonical: "totara.help/create-glossary-categories"
---

> ## 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 glossary categories

Categories can help organise your glossary entries. If you’ve enabled autolinking, the category names can be linked along with individual entries.

Follow these steps to create a glossary category:

1. Click the **Browse by category** tab in the main page of the glossary.
2. Click **Edit categories** on the left side of the page.
3. Click **Add category** on the resulting Categories page.
4. Give the category a name.
5. Choose whether you want the category name auto linked as well.
6. Click **Save changes**.

If you autolink the category name, any occurrence of those words will be linked. When a learner clicks on the link, they will be taken to the **Browse by category** page of the glossary.

## Next steps

- [Add glossary entries](/totara-20/docs/add-glossary-entries)
- [Import and export glossary entries](/totara-20/docs/import-and-export-glossary-entries)

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