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It\u2019s always a good idea to keep everything neat and organized in your life, isn\u2019t it? This can be also applied to your website. With this in mind, you can classify the content you supply by using categories. When you categorize your posts, it becomes easy for your visitors to navigate around your website, and they can rapidly find the necessary info.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this reason, you can assign any category to several posts. Thus, when a newcomer enters a category, he can view all the relevant posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This tutorial aims to make the process of categorizing simple and smooth for you with the help of the JetEngine<\/em><\/a> plugin.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Adding a New Category<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Move to your Dashboard<\/strong> and find the Post<\/strong> option in the menu. Hover over it to reveal the Categories<\/strong>. Click it in order to create and customize a new category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\"reveal\n\n\n\n

Fill in all the required fields and click the Add New Category<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\"how\n\n\n\n

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  • Name<\/strong> \u2014 it will be seen for the readers of your website;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Slug<\/strong> \u2014 it is how your category is named within the URL address;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Parent category<\/strong> \u2014 if you want to include your category in a wider one, choose it in this field. Otherwise, it will become a parent category by default;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Description<\/strong> \u2014 here you can provide your visitors with a quick overview of a particular category.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Now your category is represented in the list of categories on the right of your screen. Here you can easily edit or preview it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Adding a New Section<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    If you navigate to the Posts > Add New<\/em><\/strong> section, you can find your brand-new category in the Categories<\/strong> box on the right. By the way, you can create a new category here by just clicking the Add New Category<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\"Categories\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    With all these things considered you can start your work with WordPress<\/strong> categories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    This tutorial will help you structurize your post archives with the help of the Category feature.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"template":"","format":"standard","builder-category":[],"article-category":[269],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Create Default WordPress Categories | Crocoblock<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn more about managing default WordPress posts categories and use the knowledge to set up them according to your needs.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/articles\/how-to-create-default-wordpress-categories\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Create Default WordPress Categories | Crocoblock\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" 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