Create Categories in WordPress

Categories in WordPress:

Categories are used to categorize posts in your blog. WordPress provides a Category widget to create categories in blogs. When compared with Blogger, it is easier to create categories on WordPress. In Blogger, there is a Labels widget which can be used to create categories.

We have already discussed how to create categories in a Blogger blog. Now, let's talk about creating categories in WordPress.  

How to Create Categories in WordPress Blog :

  It is easy to create categories in a WordPress blog. To add categories, simply add the Categories widget to your WordPress blog. You can assign categories to your blog posts while publishing or after publishing the post. Once a category has been created and a post has been added to it, the post will appear under the specified category on your WordPress blog.

 

Follow the below steps to create categories in your WordPress blog.

Step 1 : Go to WordPress Dashboard

Step 2 : Click on Posts tab.

Step 3 : Under Posts click on Categories link

Step 4 : Now the category creation window will open. Under the "Add new category" section, give a name and description for the new category.

You can also set a parent category by simply selecting any existing category from the "Parent" drop-down menu. This allows you to create a hierarchical structure of categories, with subcategories nested under parent categories.

Step 5 : Click on Add New Category.

You can create as many categories as you want. At any time, you can edit the category name and also delete it. After creating categories, the next step is to assign posts to categories. In the next post, I will show you how to assign a post to a category in WordPress.