Use categories and subcategories in Wowza Video

Create, edit, or delete categories and subcategories for videos within your organization. For example, create a comedy category with slapstick, standup, and dry humor subcategories your viewers can choose from. Once created, use them to add as metadata to videos or create dynamic playlists where you can include videos by category along with their subcategories. Additionally, search within Wowza Video for videos by category for a more targeted search.

The Categories Page UI reference article contains all of the configuration options and definitions available to configure categories and subcategories.

To view the Categories page, click your user profile in the upper left of any screen, then click Categories under Organization. 

Add a category and sub category

To add a category:

1. Click Create New Category. 
2. Add a name for the category.
3. Add a description.
4. Click Create Category. The new category displays in the Category tree.

To add a subcategory to the category you created:

1. Click the category in the tree. A Create New Subcategory field displays.
2. Click Create New Subcategory.
3. Add a name for the subcategory.
4. Add a description.
5. Click Create Category. The new subcategory displays under the category on the Category tree.

Edit a category or subcategory

To edit a category or subcategory:

1. Click an existing category or subcategory in the tree.
2. Update the relevant fields.
3. If the item is not the default, check the Use as Default checkbox to make it the default.
4. Click Update Category.

Delete a category or subcategory

To delete a category or subcategory:

1. Click an existing category or subcategory in the tree.
2. Click the Remove This Category icon. The item is deleted from the tree.