Creating categories
Head over to MyBlog (URL) and log in with your UAL username and password
Select your blog from the Your Sites list
Open the dashboard of your blog using the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click your blog title, or hover over the title and select Dashboard.
In the left-hand menu, select Posts then Categories
Enter a name for the new category you’d like to create (this can be changed later)
Click Create new category
Your new category will appear in the categories table
Adding a post to a category
Open the dashboard of your blog using the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click your blog title, or hover over the title and select Dashboard.
In the left-hand menu, select Posts then All posts
Click the title of the post you’d like to add a category to. This will open the post editor.
In the Settings menu (right-hand side of your post) click the Post tab
Scroll down to the Category section (open if needed by clicking the box)
Check the box next to the category you’d like to add the post to. (You can also uncheck the Uncategorised option here if it doesn’t apply)
Click the Publish button to save your changes (or Save Draft if you’re still in draft mode)
Managing categories
Categories can be managed from the Categories page in your blog’s Dashboard.
Open the dashboard of your blog using the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click your blog title, or hover over the title and select Dashboard.
In the left-hand menu, select Posts then Categories
Click on a category title in the categories table to open the editing options
Make the updates you need to the category. You can re-name it, or make changes to it’s parent category
Click Update to save your changes
Quick edits for categories
Categories for posts can also be changed quickly in the Posts area of your Dashboard. This is an easier method for making changes to lots of posts without opening the post editor.
Open the dashboard of your blog using the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click your blog title, or hover over the title and select Dashboard.
In the left-hand menu, select Posts then All posts
Hover your cursor over the table row for the post you’d like to update
Click Quick edit
Check or un-check the boxes next to any categories you’d like to add or remove.
Click Save changes
Sub-categories
Sub-categories can be created inside categories. These can be used to create additional levels of distinction within a category. For example, you could have a category for a course unit (Unit 1), then sub-categories for separate work within that unit (case studies, research).
Sub-categories are created in the same way as categories.
Open the dashboard of your blog using the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click your blog title, or hover over the title and select Dashboard.
In the left-hand menu, select Posts then Categories
Enter a name for the new sub-category you’d like to create (this can be changed later)
Select the parent category from the categories dropdown
Click Create new category
Your new sub-category will appear in the categories table under the parent category
Using categories for navigation
Category links can be used for navigating your blog. Post categories will be displayed with your posts, users can click these to be shown all posts within a category.
Category links are formatted: …
Categories can also be used to create a menu for your blog. Read our Creating a menu guide to learn more.
Next steps
Creating a menu
Using tags