Add category is missing

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  ilpovalimaa · Member · Jul 29, 2015 at 8:55 am

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  On admin dashboard there is not Add category or Categories at all visible. I have couple of categories on two blog sites but in neither’s admin dashboard they’re not visible.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  ehtis · Staff · Jul 29, 2015 at 12:44 pm

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  Two ways to add or view categories.

  1. In the new dashboard, when editing or adding a post, check the left sidebar in the editor; there will be a “Tags & Categories” section.
  2. For classic dashboard, go to WP Admin > Posts > Categories.
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  ilpovalimaa · Member · Jul 30, 2015 at 5:57 am

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  @ehtis I know but that’s the problem because “Add new category” doesn’t exist in neither cases. In new dashboard there is Tags and categories but no Add new category. In classic dashboard there is not even path Posts > Categories.

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  pedger · Member · Jul 30, 2015 at 6:50 am

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  Hi

  Aee you sure you have the right permissions to create new categories or tags? Blog collaborators and authors can’t create new categories or tags, just use the existent ones in that particular blog. You must be at least Editor to do so.

  What is your role in this blog?

  More info at https://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/

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  ilpovalimaa · Member · Jul 30, 2015 at 8:50 am

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  I’m the administrator and I’ve been able to create categories. But the function has disappeared.

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  pedger · Member · Jul 30, 2015 at 8:56 am

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  try accessing this address:

  https://ilpovalimaa.wordpress.com/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category

  Is this accessible? Can you add a new category there?

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  ilpovalimaa · Member · Jul 30, 2015 at 12:22 pm

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  Yes, indeed I can. But for my other blog where I really need to add a category I cannot. If I replace the beginning of the address given above By my other blog name I got a strange note “Are you trying to cheat?”

  So, almost there. I have 2 blogs within the same username.

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  pedger · Member · Jul 30, 2015 at 12:50 pm

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  ok. And what is your other blog address?

  Are you sure you have administrator privileges on this one too? It was you with ilpovalimaa user who created this other blog?

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  ilpovalimaa · Member · Jul 31, 2015 at 6:39 am

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  Indeed now when you ask, I remember it was created By another username, By the blog’s title name.

  I logged in with that and voila, Categories > Add new is available.

  It still remains unclear why in ilpovalimaa blog the path is not visible. But as you provided me the direct address I can use that.

  So, problem solved.

  Thanks a lot!

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  pedger · Member · Jul 31, 2015 at 6:57 am

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  Great! You’re welcome.