Mapping Categories to Pages

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  thriftytoday · Member · Sep 16, 2011 at 1:52 am

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  I am wondering if there is any way to map categories to pages? So that when I categorize a post, it would just show up under a page. Similar to domain mapping. I prefer the page layout and would like people to be able to view my posts that way instead of off to the left, which is where the categories show up. Thx for any help.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 16, 2011 at 2:20 am

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  Yes and you do that by creating a custom menu. Staff have provided help for those who want to structure their blog like a website. > http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/

  What’s critical is:
  (1) a clear comprehension of the differences between pages and posts > http://en.support.wordpress.com/post-vs-page/
  (2) a clear comprehension of the fact that there is only one dynamic page in a blog for posts and we cannot post to more than that one page. But we can create the appearance that we have posted to more than one page.

  We organize our posts by assigning Categories to them. When we publish a post it automatically appears on the running page for posts and also on the Categories pages and Archives pages. Note: There must be one published post in each Category in order for there to be anything to display.

  A custom menu allows you to display Categories with drop-downs to sub-categories in tabs along the horizontal navigation where normally only Pages tabs are displayed. If you wish you can also include Pages with drop-downs to sub-pages and custom links in your custom menu as well. You choose the order in which to display the foregoing in your custom menu. You choose which to display and which to hide. How to create a custom menu. http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus

  Also note that if you do not want all the posts to show on the front page, then you can create a static front page for your site, and also create a “blog” page for your posts to display on, but that’s optional.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/

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  thriftytoday · Member · Sep 16, 2011 at 5:16 pm

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  Thanks! I had custom menu option so I set it up using the advice you gave me. Worked perfectly.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 16, 2011 at 5:27 pm

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  Thanks for returning and letting us know this has been resolved. Happy blogging! :)