{"id":9261,"date":"2023-03-13T23:34:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=9261"},"modified":"2023-03-13T23:34:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T23:34:18","slug":"unlock-the-secrets-to-skyrocketing-your-websites-organization-with-this-wordpress-category-feature-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-to-skyrocketing-your-websites-organization-with-this-wordpress-category-feature-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Unlock the secrets to skyrocketing your website&#8217;s organization with this WordPress category feature tutorial!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6777934c24436\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6777934c24436\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-to-skyrocketing-your-websites-organization-with-this-wordpress-category-feature-tutorial\/#The_Mystical_Realm_of_WordPress_Categories\" title=\"The Mystical Realm of WordPress Categories\">The Mystical Realm of WordPress Categories<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-to-skyrocketing-your-websites-organization-with-this-wordpress-category-feature-tutorial\/#What_are_Categories_Anyway\" title=\"What are Categories Anyway?\">What are Categories Anyway?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-to-skyrocketing-your-websites-organization-with-this-wordpress-category-feature-tutorial\/#How_to_Summon_Categories_on_Your_WordPress_Site\" title=\"How to Summon Categories on Your WordPress Site\">How to Summon Categories on Your WordPress Site<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-to-skyrocketing-your-websites-organization-with-this-wordpress-category-feature-tutorial\/#Step_1_Sign_into_Your_WordPress_Dashboard\" title=\"Step 1: Sign into Your WordPress Dashboard\">Step 1: Sign into Your WordPress Dashboard<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-to-skyrocketing-your-websites-organization-with-this-wordpress-category-feature-tutorial\/#Step_2_Summon_the_Mighty_%E2%80%98Posts%E2%80%99\" title=\"Step 2: Summon the Mighty &#8216;Posts&#8217;\">Step 2: Summon the Mighty &#8216;Posts&#8217;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-to-skyrocketing-your-websites-organization-with-this-wordpress-category-feature-tutorial\/#Step_3_Your_Illustrious_New_Category_Revealed\" title=\"Step 3: Your Illustrious New Category Revealed\">Step 3: Your Illustrious New Category Revealed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-to-skyrocketing-your-websites-organization-with-this-wordpress-category-feature-tutorial\/#Step_4_The_Finale_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%98Add_New_Category%E2%80%99\" title=\"Step 4: The Finale &#8211; &#8216;Add New Category&#8217;\">Step 4: The Finale &#8211; &#8216;Add New Category&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-to-skyrocketing-your-websites-organization-with-this-wordpress-category-feature-tutorial\/#How_to_Display_the_Categories_on_Your_WordPress_Site\" title=\"How to Display the Categories on Your WordPress Site\">How to Display the Categories on Your WordPress Site<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-to-skyrocketing-your-websites-organization-with-this-wordpress-category-feature-tutorial\/#Method_1_Displaying_Categories_with_Menus\" title=\"Method 1: Displaying Categories with Menus\">Method 1: Displaying Categories with Menus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-to-skyrocketing-your-websites-organization-with-this-wordpress-category-feature-tutorial\/#Method_2_Displaying_Categories_with_Widgets\" title=\"Method 2: Displaying Categories with Widgets\">Method 2: Displaying Categories with Widgets<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-to-skyrocketing-your-websites-organization-with-this-wordpress-category-feature-tutorial\/#Method_3_Displaying_Categories_with_Shortcodes\" title=\"Method 3: Displaying Categories with Shortcodes\">Method 3: Displaying Categories with Shortcodes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unlock-the-secrets-to-skyrocketing-your-websites-organization-with-this-wordpress-category-feature-tutorial\/#In_the_End%E2%80%A6\" title=\"In the End&#8230;\">In the End&#8230;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Mystical_Realm_of_WordPress_Categories\"><\/span>The Mystical Realm of WordPress Categories<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">Are you lost in a sea of blog posts on your WordPress site? Fear not! With the magic of categories, you can create an organized hierarchy of related posts to help your visitors navigate your site.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_Categories_Anyway\"><\/span>What are Categories Anyway?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">Categories in WordPress are like almighty folders or directories that contain a group of related posts. But wait, it gets even more mystical! A post can belong to multiple categories, but it must belong to at least one. It&#8217;s like your post can exist in multiple dimensions at once.<\/p>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">For instance, let&#8217;s say you run a food blog. You could have categories such as appetizers, entrees, desserts, and many more. Each category contains posts that belong to that specific group. It&#8217;s like putting each recipe into its own magical cookbook.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Summon_Categories_on_Your_WordPress_Site\"><\/span>How to Summon Categories on Your WordPress Site<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">Creating categories in WordPress is not for the faint of heart. Luckily, we&#8217;ve got a step-by-step guide that will guide you through this mystical process:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Sign_into_Your_WordPress_Dashboard\"><\/span>Step 1: Sign into Your WordPress Dashboard<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">Enter your username and password, and prepare to enter the mystical realm of WordPress categories.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Summon_the_Mighty_%E2%80%98Posts%E2%80%99\"><\/span>Step 2: Summon the Mighty &#8216;Posts&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">From the left-hand WordPress menu, click on &#8220;Posts.&#8221; We&#8217;re getting closer!<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Your_Illustrious_New_Category_Revealed\"><\/span>Step 3: Your Illustrious New Category Revealed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">Once on the &#8216;Posts&#8217; page, select &#8220;Categories&#8221; from the dropdown menu. From there, you can summon your new category by entering its name in the &#8220;Name&#8221; box and a slug (optional) in the &#8220;Slug&#8221; box.<\/p>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">But wait, there&#8217;s more! If you have a parent category, select it from the &#8220;Parent Category&#8221; dropdown menu. Parent categories are used to create a hierarchy of categories like never before. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_The_Finale_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%98Add_New_Category%E2%80%99\"><\/span>Step 4: The Finale &#8211; &#8216;Add New Category&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">Click the &#8220;Add New Category&#8221; button, and your new category will be instantaneously saved. You are now ready to summon categories on your WordPress site.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Display_the_Categories_on_Your_WordPress_Site\"><\/span>How to Display the Categories on Your WordPress Site<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Displaying_Categories_with_Menus\"><\/span>Method 1: Displaying Categories with Menus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">Summoning your precious categories in WordPress can be done in multiple ways. One of them is by using menus. Follow these steps to get started:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"burstiness\">Head to &#8220;Appearance&#8221; on the WordPress dashboard and click on &#8220;Menus.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li class=\"burstiness\">Create a new menu or select an existing one.<\/li>\n<li class=\"burstiness\">Click on &#8220;Categories&#8221; in the left-hand menu, and a heavenly list of your categories will appear.<\/li>\n<li class=\"burstiness\">Check the categories you want to add to your menu and click &#8220;Add to Menu.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li class=\"burstiness\">Drag and drop the categories to arrange them in the order you want.<\/li>\n<li class=\"burstiness\">Save your menu, and the categories will now appear in your theme&#8217;s navigation bar.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Displaying_Categories_with_Widgets\"><\/span>Method 2: Displaying Categories with Widgets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">Another mystical method of displaying categories on your website is by using widgets. Get started by trying these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"burstiness\">Go to &#8220;Appearance&#8221; on the WordPress dashboard and click on &#8220;Widgets.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li class=\"burstiness\">Find the &#8220;Categories&#8221; widget and drag it to the widget area where you want it to appear.<\/li>\n<li class=\"burstiness\">Configure the widget by giving it a title, choosing the categories you want to display, and selecting a display format (dropdown or list).<\/li>\n<li class=\"burstiness\">Save the widget, and the categories will now appear in your widget area.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_3_Displaying_Categories_with_Shortcodes\"><\/span>Method 3: Displaying Categories with Shortcodes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">If you&#8217;re looking for a more magical way of displaying categories to a specific page or post, try using shortcodes. Follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"burstiness\">Go to the page or post where you want to display the categories.<\/li>\n<li class=\"burstiness\">In the content editor, add the following shortcode: [catlist ID=1,2,3]<\/li>\n<li class=\"burstiness\">Replace &#8220;1,2,3&#8221; with the IDs of the categories you want to display. You can find the category ID by going to &#8220;Posts&#8221; > &#8220;Categories&#8221; and hovering over the category name. The ID will appear in the URL at the bottom of your screen.<\/li>\n<li class=\"burstiness\">Save or update your post, and the categories will now appear on the page or post.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 class=\"perplexity\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_the_End%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>In the End&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"burstiness\">Categorizing your content in WordPress is a mystical way to organize your posts and improve your website&#8217;s navigability. 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