What is a Category
Each post in WordPress is filed under a category. Categories allow posts to be grouped with others of similar content and aids in the navigation of a site.
The User might provide several services. Often articles are published to inform clients concerning those services e.g: Stress, Disorders, The Journey. Each article can be assigned to a category, clients can then request to read all articles
concerning just that category.
There are two methods to create a category: As when you need it within a post or under the category menu.
Method1: Creating Category with in a Post
Open up your blog post. On the right hand side of the post , scroll past Publish menu until you reach Category Menu
- Click on the Add Category
- Just input your category name.
- If you want the blog to belong to more than category, then just tick(untick) all that are relevant.
- Any new category that is created, is automatically made available to all blogs.
Method2: Category Menu
Under the Posts menu on the Dashboard, select Categories.
- Create a category name.
- Create a URL to the category name.
- Optional: Add a description of the category.
- Save the changes
Assigning a Category to a Post
- Open up a Post Page or create a new Post page.
- On the right hand side there is a category menu. All categories that have been created will be listed.
- Check each relevant category. A post can belong to more than one category.
View Category
On Home page, there will be a Category Widget, listing all categories. The client will click on the on a category to view all relevant articles.
