Wix Blog: Creating and Managing Blog Categories

Categories help you organize your blog posts by topic, making it easier for readers to discover content that interests them. You can create and manage categories from your site dashboard, or the Wix app. Once you've set up your categories, you'll be able to display them on your blog pages as a category menu on your main blog feed.

Creating blog categories

Create categories for each topic your blog covers. You can assign posts to more than one category (up to 10 per post), giving you the freedom to organize your posts however you choose. Use clear titles and descriptions for your categories, so readers know what to expect.

Dashboard

1. Go to Categories in your site's dashboard.

2. Click + Create Category.

3. Enter the Category name in the field provided.

4. Describe what the category is about in the Description field.

5. Click the Add icon

   

   under Category image to add an image for your category.

6. (Optional) Click Edit next to SEO settings to customize the category SEO settings.

7. Click Save.

Tip:

You can also create a new category as you're creating your blog post. Click the Categories tab on the left of any blog post to assign and create new categories.

Wix app

1. Go to your site in the Wix app.

2. Tap Manage

   

   at the bottom.

3. Tap Blog.

4. Tap Categories.

5. Tap + Create Category.

6. Enter the Category name in the field provided.

7. Enter the Category description in the field provided.

8. Tap Add Category Image.

9. Choose how you want to add your image:

   • Camera: Use your camera to capture the image.

   • AI Image: Create an image using the AI Image tool.

   • All media: Select an image from your site, mobile device, boards, Google Photos, social media, or browse the Free by Wix stock images.

10. (Optional) Tap Edit to edit the image before you add it to your post.

11. Tap Add at the top right.

12. Tap Save.

Assigning posts to categories

Assigning posts to categories helps readers find related content and lets you keep your blog organized as it grows.

Dashboard

1. Go to Blog in your site's dashboard.

2. Choose what you want to do:

   • Create a new post:

     1. Click + Create New Post.

     2. Add the title of your post.

     3. Add the relevant content to the main body of the post.

   • Edit an existing post:

     1. Hover over an existing post and click Edit.

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Click the Categories tab.

5. Select the categories you want to assign the post to. (Up to 10 categories).

6. Click Publish.

Wix app

1. Go to your site in the Wix app.

2. Tap Manage

   

   at the bottom.

3. Tap Blog.

4. Tap Posts.

5. Choose what you want to do:

   • Create a new post:

     1. Tap + Create New Post.

     2. Add the title of your post.

     3. Add the relevant content to the main body of the post.

     4. Tap Next.

   • Edit an existing post:

     1. Tap the post you want to edit.

     2. Make the changes to the post and tap Next.

6. Tap Post settings.

7. Tap the Categories tab.

8. Tap the checkbox next to the category you want to assign the post to.

9. Tap Save.

Reordering your categories

Your categories appear in the Category Menu and category feed in the order that you create them. You can change this order by dragging them up and down the list on the Categories tab.

Dashboard

1. Go to Categories in your site's dashboard.

2. Click and drag the Reorder icon

   

   to move the categories up or down.

Wix app

1. Go to your site in the Wix app.

2. Tap Manage

   

   at the bottom.

3. Tap Blog.

4. Tap Categories.

5. Tap the Reorder icon

   

   and drag the category up or down.

Deleting a category

You can delete categories if you no longer need them. Deleting a category does not delete the posts inside it. The posts still appear under All Posts and any other categories they were assigned to.

Dashboard

1. Go to Categories in your site's dashboard.

2. Hover over a category and click the More Actions icon

   

   .

3. Click Delete.

4. Click Delete to confirm.

Wix app

1. Go to your site in the Wix app.

2. Tap Manage

   

   at the bottom.

3. Tap Blog.

4. Tap Categories.

5. Tap the More Actions icon

   

   next to the relevant category.

6. Tap Delete category.

7. Tap Delete to confirm.

Viewing category pages on your live site

When a visitor selects a category on your live site, a category page opens and lists every post in that category. You can also change the layout of your category feed.

Visitors can reach a category page from 3 places on your live site:

• The Blog Menu

• A category label on a post

• The Category Menu element

To view a category page:

1. Go to your live site.

2. Click Blog.

3. Click a category in the Blog Menu.

Note:

Tag pages and archive pages share the same feed layout as your category pages. When you change the category feed layout, the same changes apply to your tag and archive pages.

FAQs

Click a question below to learn more about creating and managing blog categories.

How do I change my "main" category from my dashboard?

Although a post can belong to more than one category, it only appears with a single category label on your blog feed. This label is the "main" category.

To change the "main" category from your dashboard:

1. Go to Blog in your site's dashboard.

2. Choose what you want to do:

   • Create a new post:

     1. Click + Create New Post.

     2. Add the title of your post.

     3. Add the relevant content to the main body of the post.

   • Edit an existing post:

     1. Hover over an existing post and click Edit.

3. Click the Settings tab in the panel on the left.

4. Click the Categories tab.

5. Select the current main category, then select the new category you want to assign.

6. Click Set as main.

How do I change my "main" category from the Wix app?

Although a post can belong to more than one category, it only appears with a single category label on your blog feed. This label is the "main" category.

To change the main category from the Wix app:

1. Go to your site in the Wix app.

2. Tap Manage

   

   at the bottom.

3. Tap Blog.

4. Tap Posts.

5. Tap the More Actions icon

   

   next to the relevant post.

6. Tap Post settings.

7. Tap the Categories tab.

8. Select the current main category, then select the new category you want to assign.

9. Tap Change next to Change main category.

10. Tap the category you want to set as 'main' for this post.

11. Tap Save.