# Category

<figure><img src="https://norrnext.com/images/docs/norrcompetition/configuration/category.png" alt="NorrCompetition global settings - category"><figcaption><p>Category - global settings</p></figcaption></figure>

### Category

* **Title** – show or hide the title of the category.
* **Contest Status** – this option controls the status of the contests which will be displayed in the list by default: *All*, *Active* or *Completed*
* **Status Filter** – show or hide the status filter.
* **Type Filter** – show or hide the type filter that allows you to filter by contest type.
* **Pagination** – show or hide the pagination. Pagination provides page links at the bottom of the page that allow the user to navigate to additional pages. These are needed if the elements will not fit on one page.
* **Limit** - show or hide the limit box which allows you to choose how many contests should be displayed on the page.
* **Pagination Results** - show or hide the information about the current page and total pages. For example: "Page 1 of 4".

### Contest Display Options

* **Image** - show or hide the contest image.
* **Description** - show or hide the description of the contest.
* **Information** - show or hide the information about the contest. If this parameter is set to hide, then all parameters below will not make any effect.
* **Type** – show or hide the type of the contest.
* **Status** - show or hide the contest status.
* **Created Date** - show or hide the created date of the contest.
* **Start Date** - show or hide the start date of the contest.
* **End Date** - show or hide the end date of the contest.
* **Voting Start Date** - show or hide the voting start date.
* **Voting End Date** - show or hide the voting end date.

### Subcategories Display Options

* **List Header** - show or hide the header text of children categories list.
* **Image** - show or hide the children category image.
* **Description** - show or hide the children category description.


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