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Managing Categories

Your content is grouped into categories. This makes it easier for your visitors, and also allows you to group entries onto pages or in sections. To modify categories, follow the directions.

  • From the Main Menu, under My Weblogs, click the Title of your website

  • In the left column, click Categories

  • To add a new top level category, click "Create new top level category"

  • To add a new sub-category, click "Create" next to the parent category, under which the new sub-category will reside

If your categories have been set up with numbers, i.e. 1 - Socks, 2 - Shoes, 3 - Pants, etc., then the category names being displayed on your site are actually the Category Description

  • to reorder categories, simply change the numbers, by clicking on a category, and changing the Label.

  • To add a new top level category, click "Create new top level category"

  • To add a new sub-category, click "Create" next to the parent category, under which the new sub-category will reside

  • click the new category to edit it, and treat the Description box as the display name