How do I organise blog posts by category?

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  zoecookemail · Member · May 20, 2015 at 3:11 pm

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  Hello, I currently have a very basic blog, with just two pages – the ‘home’ page where my blog runs, and an ‘about’ page, which is static. I like each new blog post coming up on the home page, but I’d also like to add more pages or menu items ,at the top of my page, alongside ‘home’ and ‘about’, where I can place blog posts in addition to the home page, according to their content. For example, I’d like to create a ‘reviews’ page, and move blog posts that review products under that heading ,as well as showing on the home page with all te other posts.
  Is this possible? I’m so confused.

  Massive thanks in advance for any help x

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  timethief · Member · May 20, 2015 at 3:17 pm

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  When we publish a post on WordPress software the software automatically creates the same entry in the Archives, and on the dynamic (automatically updating) Categories and Tags pages in accord with the Categories and Tags we assign to that post.

  So when we create custom menu and add the dynamic (automatically updating) category pages to it we create the appearance (not the reality) of posting to more than one page.

  You need to be aware that:

  1. There are differences between posts and pages described here
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/

  2. There are differences between static pages we bloggers create https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/ that will not automatically update, and dynamic category pages created by the software when you publish a post which will automatically update https://en.support.wordpress.com/category-pages/.

  3. We organize posts by category assignment prior to publication. http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/ and when we publish posts the dynamic category pages they automatically display on are determined by the categories we assign to them.

  So the process is:

  1. Assign Categories to your Posts. https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/
  2. Create a custom menu https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#1-create-a-custom-menu
  3. Add the dynamic category page links into the menu https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-category-pages
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  zoecookemail · Member · May 20, 2015 at 3:18 pm

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  Thanks so much, I’ll have a good read of all this. It’s a whole new world to me!

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  timethief · Member · May 20, 2015 at 3:19 pm

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  You’re welcome and best wishes.

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  zoecookemail · Member · May 20, 2015 at 3:54 pm

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  I tried to do this, and added a new category page, which worked. But it meant I lost my ‘home’ page, and now I can only get it back by creating it from an ‘uncategorised’ category. I’m so confused!

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  timethief · Member · May 20, 2015 at 3:59 pm

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  You Home page URL is http://cluelessparentsclub.com/ It’s different because all your published posts will automatically appear on it.
  You can add that URL into your custom menu and remove the one that’s there now: https://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/view-all/#adding-pages