An Immersion into WordPress
Class Five
By
CathyAnne Murtha
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Categories and tags organize posts and help visitors find the exact
content they want to access.
Categories and tags are usually confined to posts, but some themes do
include them on pages.
If a theme has page Categories and Tags, they are managed the same.
Manage and create Categories and Tags in backstage.
Apply Categories and tags in Quick Edit or post properties.
Contents
Categories and Tags are taxonomies. They organize posts and give
visitors ready access to website content. Visitors can view content by tag or
category rather than chronologically.
Categories provide broad post grouping management. They are hierarchical
and can be organized into subcategories.
Categories are broad topics such as
Travel, Food, Music, or Pets
The default Post Category is “Uncategorized.”
You can rename “Uncategorized” to something more suited to your website
content.
Tags describe specific post details. They serve as index terms and
organize site content with precision.
Tags are micro-data that group related content across categories. They
are not hierarchical. Tags are more specific than categories.
Pizza, My cat Sparkles, A specific song name.
Mexico, Greece, or France.
Tags are optional. You can publish posts without adding tags.
Slugs are user-friendly URLs you can use to share website content. Slugs
allow users to directly access your site’s categories and tags.
Category URLs follow this format:
Https://yoursite.com/category/slug
Tag URLs follow this format:
Categories organize posts. Visitors can search for specific categories
and view posts associated with categories.
Manage Categories in the WordPress Dashboard:
The Categories page opens in the content area. Focus is on an edit box.
The first controls add a new Category.
Add a Category on the Dashboard Categories page.
Configure the following:
Activate “Add Category” to add the new Category.
Search for Categories in the top right corner of the Categories page.
Navigate to the Search edit box using JAWS Navigation.
Use the following to search the Categories table:
Search results display in the Categories table beneath the Search edit
box.
Controls beneath the Search edit box manage existing categories.
Activate “Apply” to delete selected categories. The action is
immediate..
Use table navigation or JAWS layered table navigation to access the
Categories table.
The table includes sortable columns. Each column has a header. Activate
a column header link to sort the table by that header.
The table columns are
Use table commands to focus on a category name. Four links are beneath
each category name.
The links are
Activate a category in the Category table or activate “Edit” to edit a
category.
The Dashboard Category properties page opens in the Content Area..
Configure the following:
Use Category page controls to customize and manage categories.
Activate a category in the Category table or activate “Edit” to edit a
category.
The Dashboard Category properties page opens in the Content Area.
Configure the following
Use Category page controls to customize and manage categories.
To add Categories in the All Posts page “Quick Edit” controls:
The Quick Edit panel opens.
Navigate to “Categories” and toggle one or more Category checkboxes.
Activate “Update.” The selected Categories are applied to the post.
To access Categories on an open post:
Post Settings include the following controls:
To add an existing Category to a post:
Categories are saved when the post is updated or saved.
Tags organize posts. Visitors can search for and view posts with
specific tags.
Manage Tags in the WordPress Dashboard
The Tags page opens in the Content Area.
By default, focus is on an edit box used to name a new tag.
The first controls on the Tags page add a new tag.
Configure the following:
The tag is added to the Tags table.
Search tags on the top right of the Tags page.
Two controls search the Tags table. Navigate to the Search edit box with
JAWS Navigation Quick Keys.
Use the Search box to search tags:
The Tags table at the bottom of the window refreshes to show matching
tags.
Bulk action controls are located above the Tags table on the right side
of the Tags window.
Use the following controls:
Activate “Apply” to execute the selected bulk action.
The action is immediate.
Use table navigation or JAWS layered table commands to access the Tags
table.
Each table column has a header. Activate a column header link to sort
the table by that column.
The column headers are:
Tag
Management Links
Use table commands to focus on a tag name. Four links are located
beneath each tag name.
The links are:
Activate a tag name or the “Edit” link to edit a tag.
The tag properties page opens in the Content Area.
Configure the following:
Use these controls to customize and manage tags.
Add tags in the post property sheet or in the “Quick Edit” controls on
the All Posts page.
We’ll review both methods in detail.
To manage tags in the All Posts “Quick Edit” controls:
Navigate the tags and edit as needed
To add tags:
Tags are updated.
Each primary post setting is marked by heading level 2 text.
To add an existing tag to a post
Tags are saved when the post is updated or saved.
To add a new tag
Tags are added to the Tags edit box.
Each tag is followed by a “Remove Tag” button.
Activate a “Remove Tag” button to remove the associated tag.
Activate “Update” to save the post and apply tag changes
Categories and tags make posts easier to manage and help visitors
quickly access related content.
Categories and tags are fundamental to building an engaging and
navigable blog.
Create, categorize, and tag several posts on your site. Review the
results and explore your site from a visitor’s perspective.
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