What is a Category?
A category is an optional feature that can be used to group shows together to allow them to be easily discovered by audience members. In the mobile and desktop applications, audience members will see the category name and list of associated shows. A show may be added to one or more categories, or no categories at all.
Categories can be leveraged to organize shows in any method that fits your company’s needs. Create categories to group shows by popularity, location, topic, etc. to give audience members another way to discover and find shows.
We recommend using categories when a Studio has 10 or more shows.
If configured, here are examples of how Categories will look for audience members in the mobile and desktop app.
Note: By default, the Browse tab of the desktop application will open to a list of all shows, allowing the audience member to filter by category. If you would prefer for your audience members to initially be presented with a specific category when arriving at the Browse tab (which is the first page they see when they log in), please contact support@ustudio.com and we will help you configure the application to open to a specific category.
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Create a Category
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Click on the Administration section at the bottom left of the PMC.
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Select the Categories tab.
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Click the + (plus) button at the top right to create a new category.
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Enter a name for the category and save by clicking “create category.”
Note: A category will not be visible to audience members until a show that they have access to has been assigned to a category.
Assign a Category to a Show
In order for a category to be populated with shows, individual shows need to be assigned to the categories. A category will only be visible to audience members when one or more shows they have access to is assigned to the category.
A show can be assigned to a category upon creation or at any point after. Use the following steps to assign a show to a category after the show has been created:
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Click on the Podcast section at the bottom left of the PMC.
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Select the Shows tab and navigate to the show that you would like to categorize.
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Click edit show details.
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In the categories dropdown, select which categories you want the show to have. A show may be added to one or more categories, or no categories at all.
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Save the page to have category changes updated. Audience members will immediately see these changes in the mobile and desktop apps.
Note: To remove a show from a category, click the ‘x’ on the category from the edit show page. Make sure to save the page to have the changes reflected to audience members.
Reorder Categories
An administrator can change the order in which categories are displayed to audience members in the mobile and desktop apps. The order of categories can be changed at any time.
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Click on the Administration section at the bottom left of the PMC.
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Select the Categories tab.
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Click on the row of a category that you want to change the position and drag it to the desired position. Order changes will be immediately reflected to audience members in the mobile and desktop apps.
Modify a Category
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Click on the Administration section at the bottom left of the PMC.
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Select the Categories tab.
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Click on the name of the category you want to edit.
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Revise the name and save by clicking “save changes.”
Delete a Category
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Click on the Administration section at the bottom left of the PMC.
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Select the Categories tab.
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Click on the name of the category you want to delete.
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Select delete category. The deleted category will be immediately reflected to audience members in the mobile and desktop apps.
Category FAQs
Q: What will the audience see if there are no shows attached to a category?
A: A category will not be visible to your audience members if there are no shows they have access to in that category.
Q: Can a show be part of multiple categories?
A: Yes, a show can be added to multiple categories.
Q: How will shows that are not added to a category be displayed for my audience?
A: If you have at least one active category, any show that is not part of a category will be put under a default "more shows" category for your end user.
