assigning posts to certain categories
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Hi , I want to know what is the best way to assign posts to categories? For Example, I would like to assign multiple posts to multiple categories if they need it. Some posts will belong in more than one category and using bulk edit will only work if I were to assign all of them to the same categories.. How can this be done properly , since there is tons of post, doing it one by one is not an option. Or can it be done atomically category looks into tags of a post and sorts accordingly?
Best Regards. Thank you in advance
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Hello,
You can assign and/or add new categories to posts before you publish them using the Categories module to the right of the post editor. When you click on the Categories & Tags option, it will expand. You can either use a current category or add a new one.
If you select Add New Category, a window will appear with a field to type in the new category name. Once you enter the category name, select Top level and click Add.
Categories will appear in alphabetical order. If you have more categories than what appears in your post editor, you can begin typing a specific category name into the search field, and corresponding categories will appear.
For visuals on the process and info on adding subcategories please visit: https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/
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Thank you very much for replying, Doing this on single posts is the real legit way to do as you suggested. However Im looking to do this with Multiple posts. My first was question clearly states my situation. Doing this to single posts is impossible , time consuming and might still miss a post… Hope Im being clear… The only way I think its possible is if the category sorts them automatically by tags maybe??? Idk
thank you once more!
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Hi there,
The only way to add categories to multiple posts at once is by using the Bulk Edit feature in WP-Admin, but you can add more than one category to a post that way.
On the posts list, select all posts you want to add to category 1, bulk edit, and select the category. Then select all posts you want to add to category 2, bulk edit, and select the category. And so on. The fact that a post is already added to category 1 will not prevent you from adding it to category 2 as well.
The only way I think its possible is if the category sorts them automatically by tags maybe
I’m not sure what you mean here. Categories and tags are as different as posts and pages. There is no way to automatically categorise posts based on tags. Categories can only be added directly to posts, either in the post editor, or via the bulk edit feature.
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I now notice that you in fact have a self-hosted site using the WordPress.org software, not a WordPress.com site, so our instructions here might not apply to your site. Specifically, you might be able to do something like what you want to do using a plugin, or even by manipulating your site’s database directly.
The folks over in the WordPress.org forums might be better able to advise you.
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