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Adding a new category in WordPress

Categories are a part of WordPress blog posts. To add category to a blog post, follow the steps below:

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Updated Oct 5, 2021
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Categories are a part of WordPress blog posts. To add category to a blog post, follow the steps below:

Adding a category

STEP 1 : Go to the post where you want to add a category.

STEP 2 : Find the Categories option from the post.

Adding a new category in WordPress

STEP 3 : Click on the +Add New Category button to add a new category and type in name

category

STEP 4 : Click Publish to save the changes

WordPress Tutorial - Adding a new category in WordPress

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