I've been having a lot of trouble adding categories to my blog and now I watched

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  rickyspracticeblog1 · Member · Jul 8, 2012 at 7:05 pm

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  I watched a you tube video about adding categories to your word press.com blog. The lady was writing a post and she had this button at the bottom of her post that said add a category. WHAT A WONDERFUL IDEA. I wish I had one. I’ve got a button, but their isn’t anything in it. Any ideas. Should I uninstall word press and reinstall it. I’m really lost. I’m not gadget qualified.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 8, 2012 at 7:16 pm

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  You do have that and I already posted about this in the other thread you posted. https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/im-new-to-blogging-im-trying-to-add-categories-im-having-trouble-help-p?replies=4#post-936983

  Posts > Categories
  Adding Categories to your Posts via the Categories Module found in the posts > http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/#adding-categories-via-the-categories-module

  Please , please stop creating new threads. I explained how to locate all your threads and comments in them in yet another thread. Please go back to the first thread on categories.

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  rickyspracticeblog1 · Member · Jul 8, 2012 at 7:35 pm

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  I tried to post a screen shot on here,but it sent it to my blog. There you can see that there is NO add category on my add posts thingy.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 8, 2012 at 7:50 pm

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  This may sound odd but is this the blog in question or not?
  http://rickyspracticeblog1.wordpress.com/

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  rickyspracticeblog1 · Member · Jul 8, 2012 at 8:01 pm

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  yes

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  timethief · Member · Jul 8, 2012 at 8:06 pm

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  Okay. Go to screen options and be sure that you have enabled the module.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/screen-options/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/modules/

  Here is the image > http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/#adding-categories-via-the-categories-module

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  rickyspracticeblog1 · Member · Jul 8, 2012 at 8:39 pm

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  Right Now Recent Comments Your Stuff What’s Hot QuickPress Recent Drafts Stats
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  Number of Columns: 1 2 3 4

  This is what is in my screen/options drop down. My screen options is different than the link you sent me to look at. There doesn’t seem to be as many options to click on my end as compared to the link you sent me. They are however all clicked.

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  sensuousinkspiller · Member · Jul 8, 2012 at 9:18 pm

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  In your dashboard, click on Posts. Now click on screen options, and make sure categories is enabled, and everything else you want.

  The screen options available change, based on the module you are in.

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  rickyspracticeblog1 · Member · Jul 8, 2012 at 10:08 pm

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  Didn’t you read the earlier posts. We’ve already tried that. In fact the post right before yours I’m doing that.

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  sensuousinkspiller · Member · Jul 8, 2012 at 10:14 pm

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  Yes, I read the comments, and what you are seeing is what I see in the Dashboard section of the Dashboard, not the Posts section in the Dashboard.

  Good luck to you!