> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.menaia.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Statuses > Set up the lead statuses your team uses to track where every lead stands — create them, give each a category and color, control the order, and turn them on or off. **Lead statuses** are the labels your team puts on a lead to show where it stands — for example *New*, *Needs Follow Up*, *Quoted*, or *Won*. This page is where an admin defines the full set of statuses everyone can choose from. Once a status exists here, it shows up in the status dropdowns and lead views across the app. Managing statuses is an **admin** task. You'll find these screens under **Settings**, and only team members with permission to manage workspace settings can open them. ## Where to find statuses Go to **Settings** from the main navigation. Choose **Leads**. The Leads settings area opens with two tabs at the top: **Lead Statuses** and **Lead Sources**. To set up where leads come from, see [Lead sources](/guides/settings/lead-sources). The **Lead Statuses** tab lists every status your organization has, with its name, category, display order, and whether it's active. ## Read the statuses list Each row in the list shows you the key facts about a status at a glance: * **Name** — the label your team sees in dropdowns and lead views. * **Slug** — a short, behind-the-scenes identifier (lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens). * **Order** — where this status sits when statuses are sorted. * **Category** — the broad stage this status belongs to: **New**, **In Progress**, **Done**, or **Cancelled**. * **Status** — an **Active** or **Inactive** badge telling you whether the status is currently available to use. Use the **search box** at the top to find a status by name. Admins can also add, rename, reorder, and delete lead statuses straight from the leads board — see [Work the board](/guides/leads/browse-filter-map#work-the-board). Some statuses are built in and can't be deleted — you'll notice they have no delete button. You can still rename them, reorder them, and change their color. ## Create a status From the Lead Statuses tab, open the **Create New** menu in the top-right corner and choose **Lead Status**. This opens the **Create New Lead Status** form. Fill in the **Name** — this is the display name shown in dropdowns and lead views (for example, *Needs Follow Up*). Enter a **Slug** — a unique identifier for the status. It must be lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens only (for example, `needs-follow-up`). Each slug has to be unique within your organization. Use the **Description** box to note what this status represents, so the rest of your team knows when to use it. Set the **Order** — a whole number that controls where this status appears when statuses are sorted. Lower numbers come first. Choose a **Category**: **New**, **In Progress**, **Done**, or **Cancelled**. The category tells the app what kind of stage this status represents — for example, *Done* and *Cancelled* are end-of-the-line stages. Choose a **Color** so the status stands out in lists and badges. Options include Blue, Green, Yellow, Red, Purple, Teal, Fuchsia, Brown, and Neutral. Leave **Is Active** checked to make the status available right away, or uncheck it to keep it out of use for now. Press **Create Status**. The new status appears in the list and becomes selectable wherever leads are tracked. Each category has rules about how it can be used — for example, only one status can sit in the **New** category at a time. If a save is blocked because a category is already taken, the app will tell you, and you can pick a different category. ## Edit a status In the Lead Statuses list, click the **pencil** icon on the row you want to change (on a phone, open the row's menu and choose **Edit**). Update the **Name**, **Description**, **Order**, or **Color** as needed, then press **Save Changes**. For built-in statuses, a few fields are locked to keep your tracking consistent — the **Slug**, **Category**, and **Is Active** settings can't be changed. You can always adjust the name, description, order, and color. ## Turn a status on or off If you want to retire a status without deleting it — say, one you no longer use but don't want to remove from past leads — edit it and uncheck **Is Active**. It will show an **Inactive** badge in the list and drop out of the status pickers, while leads that already carry it keep their label. Re-check **Is Active** any time to bring it back. Turning a status **Inactive** is the gentler alternative to deleting. Reach for it when you might want the status back later, or when older leads still reference it. ## Delete a status In the list, click the **trash** icon on the status you want to remove (on a phone, open the row's menu and choose **Delete**). Built-in statuses don't offer this option. A confirmation appears warning that the status will be permanently removed. Choose **Delete** to finish. Deleting is permanent and can't be undone. A status that still has leads assigned to it can't be deleted — reassign those leads to another status first. If a status is still in use, or you simply might want it later, turn it **Inactive** instead. ## What's next Control who can manage workspace settings — including statuses — and how access is scoped across your branches. Set up the branches your team works across, so settings and leads line up with how your business is organized.