Categories (formerly called Tags) are a great way to organize your uploaded music. Live365’s flexible design allows you to create your own Categories for sorting and searching through your music library. The method of sorting your library is up to you!


Categories are optional, but recommended, as they can also be used in the creation of ClockWheels. Most commonly, Live365 users sort their media by genre, but you could use your Categories to organize your library according to track language, artist, upload date, decade, or mood. Categories also aid in Playlist creation.


Create Categories by selecting Categories from the Station Menu navigation bar, as shown below.


In the Categories pane, click the orange Add Category button.


Follow these steps to add a new category:


  1. Enter a descriptive name for your new category.
  2. Choose a color to associate with the category. (Optional)
  3. Click the green Save button to record your changes.



Once you have clicked the Save button, your Category will appear in the Category pane. 



Edit or Delete a Category

  1. First, navigate to the Category pane in the Live365 Dashboard
  2. Locate the Category in your list of created Categories and click to open the Category editor
  3. Inside the Category editor, edit the Category name or color, clicking the orange Save button to complete the changes
  4. Locate the Delete button in the top right corner of the page to delete the Category.


Editing a Category will change the Category for all of the tracks currently labeled with that Category.

Proceed to the next New User Guide article: Live365 New User Guide - Upload your first tracks


This article is part of the new user series. Here are the standard articles about this topic:
- Track Categories
- Using Track Categories and Media Types together in ClockWheels
- What does the "Category has tracks with different Media Types" error message mean?