# Manage metadata
There are different kinds of metadata which can be used to attribute shows.
## Categories
Categories can be utilized to create sections within the radio programme.
For example Radio ORANGE 94.0 uses categories to group their shows in form of _areas of interest_ on their website.
## Funding categories
Funding categories are used to mark shows as per funding-related and regulartory purposes.
## Languages
Languages can be assigned on show level.
## Music focus
Here you can define a list of music genres and assign them to shows.
## Topics
This a way to group shows under one theme or special programme (German: "Schwerpunktprogramm").
## Types
Types can be used to define the format of the shows. For example you can mark shows as a _feature_ or _talkshow_.
The following image gives an idea how Radio Helsinki uses this metadata group on their website.
## Link Types
**Link types** define which types of links can be added to show, episode and host profile pages.
You can freely add new link types. If you want to prohibit the use of an already used link type,
it is important to deactivate it, instead of deletion. Otherwise those links will not be properly
displayed on the radio station website anymore.
