---
title: "How to set a Course to a specific Category in Moodle"
description: "The previous article explained How to create and edit categories in Moodle. When setting up courses, its a good idea to set them to specific categories. In order for the Courses to display correctly,..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/moodle/courses-categories-moodle/
date: 2012-10-15
modified: 2021-08-16
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Moodle"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to set a Course to a specific Category in Moodle

The previous article explained [How to create and edit categories in Moodle](/support/edu/moodle/creating-categories-moodle/). When setting up courses, its a good idea to set them to specific categories. In order for the Courses to display correctly, the **Category setting** within the **Course Settings** will need to be updated accordingly. For example, in the current tutorial, Chapter 2 for Elementary Algebra is listed under the Miscellaneous Category. Below are the steps to move the course to the Elementary Algebra Category.

**Changing the Category for a Course in Moodle.**

1. [log into the Moodle Dashboard](/support/edu/moodle/moodle-login-administrator/)
2. [![adding-category-course-moodle-click-course](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_102_add-category-course_adding-category-course-moodle-click-course.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_102_add-category-course_adding-category-course-moodle-click-course.gif) Click **Courses** on the left side in the **Navigation **Section. **Important!** Keep in mind that [Editing must be turned on](/support/edu/moodle/creating-courses-in-moodle/) in the Settings section in order to edit any of these options.
3. [![adding-category-course-moodle-edit-settings](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_102_add-category-course_adding-category-course-moodle-edit-settings.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_102_add-category-course_adding-category-course-moodle-edit-settings.gif) Click the **Edit settings** on the left in the **Settings** section.
4. [![adding-category-course-moodle-select-course](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_102_add-category-course_adding-category-course-moodle-select-course.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_102_add-category-course_adding-category-course-moodle-select-course.gif) Find the course that requires the Category to be changed. Click the Course link.
5. [![adding-category-course-moodle-category](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_102_add-category-course_adding-category-course-moodle-category.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_102_add-category-course_adding-category-course-moodle-category.gif) Under the **Category** drop box select the appropriate category.
6. Click the **Save Changes** button.
7. [![adding-category-course-moodle-finished](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_102_add-category-course_adding-category-course-moodle-finished.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_102_add-category-course_adding-category-course-moodle-finished.gif) Now the Course will show under the Category that was set in the **Edit Course Settings**. [![add-category-moodle-final](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_102_add-category-course_add-category-moodle-final.gif)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/edu_moodle_102_add-category-course_add-category-moodle-final.gif) The final result will look similar to the screen shot to the right.

This concludes the tutorial for Changing the Category for a Course in Moodle. The next tutorial is [How do I edit the Course Settings in Moodle](/support/edu/moodle/editing-course-settings-moodle/). For more information on Courses in this section, please see the [Creating Courses with Moodle](/support/website/error-numbers/explaining-the-maxuserconnections-error/) section.