How Do I Add a Category and Subcategory in WordPress?

Adding a new category or subcategory to your WordPress site is easy. Follow these steps:

1. Open your WordPress site in your web browser.

2. On the left side of the screen, under the “Posts” menu, click “Categories.”

3. On the Category screen, click the “Add New Category” button.

4. In the “Name” field, type a name for your new category.

5. In the “Description” field, type a brief description of your category.

6. Click the “Save” button.

7. On the “Categories” screen, under the “New Category” heading, click the “Edit” link.

8. In the “Edit Category” screen, under the “General” heading, click the “Subcategories” button.

9. In the “Subcategories” screen, under the “New Subcategory” heading, type a name for your new subcategory.

10. In the “Description” field, type a brief description of your subcategory.

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12. On the “Posts” screen, under the “New Post” heading, click the “Add a Category” link.

13. In the “Add a Category” screen, under the “General” heading, click the “Subcategories” button.

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17. Your new category or subcategory is now available on your WordPress site.

18. To add a post to your new category or subcategory, click the “Add a Post” link under the “Posts” menu.

19. In the “Add a Post” screen, under the “Category” heading, type the name of the category or subcategory into the “Category” field.

20. In the “Post Title” field, type the name of the post.

21. In the “Post Content” field, type the content for the post.

22. Click the “Publish” button.

23. Your new post is now available on your WordPress site.

24. To view all the posts in your new category or subcategory, click the “Posts” menu item and then click the “Category” or “Subcategory” item that corresponds to the category or subcategory that you want to view.

25. To add a post to a different category or subcategory, on the “Posts” screen, under the “Category” heading, type the name of the new category or subcategory into the “Category” field.

26. In the “Post Title” field, type the name of the new post.

27. In the “Post Content” field, type the content for the new post.

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30. To view all the posts in the new category or subcategory, click the “Posts” menu item and then click the “Category” or “Subcategory” item that corresponds to the category or subcategory that you want to view.

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