Why are my categories not showing up in WordPress?
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Why are my categories not showing up in WordPress?
Are you aware that a Category will not display until you publish at least one post that you have assigned that category to? Also note that “Uncategorized” is the default Category that displays when we do not assign a category to a post. You can set up a default Category of your own choice. Thanks for those tips.
How do I fix categories in WordPress?
To edit or delete a category, go to Posts → Categories. Then, click the ellipses (three dots) on the right of any category to find the following options: Edit: Change the name, parent category, and category description. Delete: Delete the category.
How do I make categories visible in WordPress?
Now go back to your Dashboard > Appearance > Menus. Expand the categories panel on the left hand side and you’ll see all of the categories you have created. Select the categories that you’d like to display on the menu and click the ADD TO MENU button.
How does category work in WordPress?
Category is one of the default taxonomies in WordPress. You can use categories to sort and group your blog posts into different sections. For example, a news website might have categories for their articles filed under News, Opinion, Weather, and Sports.
How do I link a category to a page in WordPress?
To add a category, head over Pages » Categories from your WordPress dashboard and then enter a ‘Name’ and ‘Slug’ for your category. After that, you can scroll down and select a ‘Parent Category’ for your category. Once you’ve entered these details, simply click the ‘Add New Category’ button.
How do I link a category to a menu in WordPress?
You can add a category to your menu by following these steps:
- Go to Appearance → Customize → Menus.
- Choose your menu.
- Click on Add Items.
- Select Categories.
- Click the + icon next to the category or categories you want to add.
- Click Save Changes.
How do I add categories to my blog?
Labeling Blog Posts
- Go to your Blogger Dashboard and select the blog you want to edit.
- Mouse over the post you want to add categorized subheaders to and then select “Edit.” Click “Labels” on the right side of the Blogger interface.
- Press “Done” when you’re finished adding your categories.
How do I add a category to a menu in WordPress?
To enable it, you will want to click on the Screen Options button on the top right side of the Appearance → Menus page and check the box for Product Categories. Once you’ve done so, refresh the page and you should be able to see another menu item selection for Product Categories. Hope this helps.
How do I get the product category in WooCommerce?
Go to WooCommerce > Settings, select the Products tab, and then choose the Display option. For each of the Shop Page Display and Default Category Display options, select Show both. Click the Save changes button to save.
How do I add a category to a menu?
How do I add a category to a page in WordPress?
How do you automatically add categories and sub categories in WordPress nav menu?
There are two general approaches. Dynamically add menu items when the menu is output by using the “wp_nav_menu” filter. These items will not appear on the menu edit screen, only menu output. Or hook the “create_category” action to create persistent menu item posts which appear on the menu edit screen.
