Today, we look at how we can create categories (or subcategories) for WordPress.<\/p>\n
Categories and Subcategories<\/h2>\n
Let’s get started by understanding what these terms even mean.<\/p>\n
With the help of Categories, you can group content – posts or pages under a common category name. We can also use categories to organize menus and other navigation elements<\/strong> within the website.<\/p>\n Subcategories are smaller niches within your major categories that help you drill down even more specifically. For instance, let us assume you have a website that resells smartphones, tablets, and wearables.<\/p>\n These three would be your categories and you could, of course, create subcategories that fit into these major categories. So, smartwatches, fitness trackers, and smart glasses would all be subcategories, or \u2018child categories\u2019, for \u2018Wearables\u2019.<\/p>\n The primary benefit of using these is, like we mentioned before, to improve the experience that visitors have on your website. However, categorization can also help direct more such visitors to your website in the first place – it does so improving your SEO<\/strong> scores because search engine crawlers can then more easily understand the structure of your content.<\/p>\n This is a three-step process, and easy to boot. A simple change in the final step will mean the difference between creating a category or a subcategory \u2013 so we\u2019ll discuss the whole procedure below:<\/p>\n While there are many ways to begin by selecting the categories, we\u2019ll look at the simplest method to do this. Get started by locating and opening the WordPress post or page that we want to categorize<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Opening up \u2018Block Editor\u2019 and then \u2018Options\u2019, we can scroll up to the top and click the gear icon to reveal the list of categories available. Of course, if this is your first time creating any categories, all you will see is the \u2018Uncategorized\u2019 option that WordPress defaults to.<\/p>\n Now, we click on the link at the bottom of the category list that says \u2018Add New Category\u2019, and we will see a few fields that will need to be filled in.<\/p>\n Fill in the name under \u2018New Category Name\u2019, ensuring that it is distinct and unique<\/strong>. Continuing from the previous example, you can create a category named \u2018Smartphones\u2019, which can later be subdivided into multiple child categories. Click on the \u2018Add New Category\u2019 to save your changes. This category can now be used on future posts and will be available in the list of categories.<\/p>\n For this step, it is necessary to have created, in advance, at least one category according to the previous step, so that this new subcategory can have a parent.<\/p>\n If, for example, we want to create the child category \u2018iPhones\u2019 here, we will type that in as the category name. In addition to the field for the category name, you\u2019ll see one called \u2018Parent Category\u2019. Here, we can select the existing \u2018Smartphones\u2019 category from the dropdown list, and we can create the category hierarchy \u2018Smartphones > iPhones\u2019, and any prospective iPhone buyers will appreciate the ease of navigation<\/strong>. As before, we select \u2018Add New Category\u2019 to finalize our new subcategory.<\/p>\n And that concludes the procedure for creating categories for your WordPress content. The next time you\u2019re saving a new post or editing an existing one, your categories will be available to pick from the Block Editor. Alternatively, you can edit or add to your categories at any point by selecting \u2018Categories\u2019 under \u2018Posts’ on your WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/vipestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Wavy_Bus-15_Single-06-ai-300x300.png\")
<\/p>\nCreating Categories or Subcategories<\/h2>\n
Selecting Categories<\/h3>\n
Adding Categories<\/h3>\n
Saving<\/h3>\n
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