Categories group related posts under broad topics so readers can browse your blog by subject. Every post belongs to at least one category. Categories appear in your blog's sidebar and beneath each post; clicking one shows an archive of every post in that category.

Categories can be nested: a category can have a parent, letting you build a hierarchy such as Market Trends with sub-categories like Buyers and Sellers. Every category name must be unique, even across different parents.

Open Categories

1. In your admin panel, open Blog > Categories.

Add a category

Use the Add New Category form on the left:

• Name — the category's display name. Must be unique.
• Slug — the URL-friendly version of the name, used in the web address (for example, a Buyers category with the slug buying appears at example.com/blog/buying/). Must be unique.
• Parent — choose a parent to make this a sub-category. When a reader clicks the parent, posts from it and all its sub-categories are shown.
• Description — optional. Some blog layouts show it to readers.

Click Add New Category to save.

The list of categories

Categories are listed alphabetically, with sub-categories nested beneath their parents (shown with leading dashes). Each row has these columns:

• Checkbox — select the category for a bulk delete.
• Name — click it to edit the category.
• Description — the optional description.
• Slug — the category's URL slug.
• Count — how many posts are in the category. Click the number to manage those posts.

Use the search box (top right) and Search Categories to find a specific category.

Edit or delete a category

Hover over a category row to reveal its actions:

• Edit — opens the full edit screen to change the name, slug, parent, and description. Click Update to save.
• Quick Edit — change the name and slug inline. Click Update Category to save or Cancel to discard.
• Delete — removes the category. Deleting a category does not delete its posts; they're reassigned to your default category. The default category cannot be deleted.
• View — shows the posts in that category on your live site.

To delete several at once, check their boxes, choose Delete from the Bulk Actions dropdown, and click Apply.

Permission required: Admin.