How to Change the Category Order in WordPress
When you create posts on a WordPress website, you organize them into categories. WordPress displays the list of categories at the top of each page, allowing your visitors to quickly find the content that interests them. By default, the top menu displays the categories in alphabetical order. However, you may find that this order does not reflect the importance of the categories on your website. Create a custom menu for your WordPress post categories to change their display order.
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Instructions
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View your WordPress dashboard at www.example.com/wp-admin, where "example.com" is the address of your WordPress site.
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Click "Menus" under "Appearance" on the left side of the page.
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Click inside the "Menu Name" field at the top of the page. Type an easily identifiable name such as "Category Menu" and click the "Create Menu" button.
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Click a drop-down menu under "Theme Locations in the upper-left corner of the page to choose a location for your menu. The available locations depend on the WordPress theme that you have installed. For example, one drop-down menu might have the title "Primary Navigation." Select the name of the menu that you created and click "Save."
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Scroll to the "Categories" area on the left side of the page and place a check in the box next to each category that you want to include in the menu. Click "Select All" to include all categories.
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Click the "Add to Menu" button.
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Scroll back to the top of the page. The area on the right side of the screen now displays a button representing each of the categories for your WordPress website.
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Click and drag the category buttons to change their display order on the menu.
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Click the "Save Menu" button to save the new WordPress category order.
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