# Language & category

> Set these right so the learners you want can find the deck.

## What & why

Every deck has a **language** and a **category**. They're not paperwork — they're how
learners find your deck inside the app. Set them honestly and the right people land on
your deck; set them loosely and it surfaces to the wrong learners, who bounce.

## The rule

> Set the language to the language the learner _studies in_, and pick the single
> category that best fits. Don't stretch either to reach a bigger audience.

- **Language** is the deck's content language — what the learner reads on the cards.
  A deck teaching Spanish _to English speakers_ is in the language its prompts are
  written in; set it to what the learner actually reads.
- **Category** is the subject. Pick the one that fits best; if two seem to apply,
  choose the one a learner looking for this deck would browse first.

## Bad → good

**Don’t**

A Spanish vocabulary deck filed under **"Popular"** with no clear language set —
it shows up for everyone and fits no one's search.

**Do**

The same deck under **Languages**, language set to what the learner reads — it
reaches people actually looking to learn Spanish.

## When it applies

Set both when you create the deck, and revisit them if the deck's focus shifts. Resist
the urge to pick a broad or trendy category to get more views — a learner who arrives
expecting something else leaves a worse impression than one who never arrived. The
right category with the right learners beats a popular one with the wrong ones.

## Related

- [Title & description](https://www.deckberry.com/creators/guide/building/title-and-description/)
- [Planning a deck](https://www.deckberry.com/creators/guide/building/planning/)
- [Publish checklist](https://www.deckberry.com/creators/guide/workflow/publish-checklist/)

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