How to Make Multiple WordPress Categories for Children
WordPress blogs can be configured to use categories to group and separate blog posts by different topics. By default, a visitor to a WordPress blog will be presented with all blog posts, in descending chronological order with the most recent post at the top. Categories allow the visitor to select a group of specific posts relevant to their interests. To further establish a hierarchy, categories can be configured as "children" of a specific "parent" category. A blogger can create multiple categories for children-related topics and designate those as, ironically, "children" of a single "parent" category, such as "Just For Kids."
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Log in to the WordPress Dashboard using an administrator-level account. The WordPress Dashboard login page is accessed at http://www.YourDomainName.com/wp-admin. Replace "YourDomainName" with the domain name used for this WordPress installation.
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Click on the "Categories" link in the "Posts" menu on the left-side of the WordPress Dashboard.
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Type the name of the new children's category in the "Name" field located below the "Add New Category" heading.
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Enter a URL-friendly version of the new category name in the "Slug" field. A URL-friendly version of the category name usually contains all lowercase letters and spaced are replaced by hyphens. For example, a category titles "Kid's Games" might use "kids-games" in the URL-friendly Slug field.
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Select the Parent category from the "Parent" drop-down list, if applicable. Any other category already configured can be select as a parent for the new category. Parent categories can be used to establish a hierarchy. A blog might designate a "Sports" category, which is then used as the parent category for "Football," "Baseball," "Youth Football," and "Youth Baseball" sub-categories. A visitor to the WordPress blog could then select "Sports" to list all sports-related posts, or "Sports," then "Youth Football" to list only the posts relevant to youth football.
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Enter a description of the new category in the "Description" field. This is optional, but some WordPress themes display the category description information.
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Click on the "Add New Category" button to save the new category information.
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