<\/span><\/h2>\nTill now, we have learned how to add categories in WordPress,<\/strong> but sometimes we also need to add a subcategory when we working on a broader niche. You can add a subcategory to the website similarly as you added a category.<\/p>\nHere, I will discuss only one method to add subcategories<\/strong> and another method you can perform your own. Don’t worry; it’s super easy! All the steps are almost the same as discussed above; if\u00a0you face issues<\/strong>, we will discuss them in the comment section.<\/p>\n\n- First, open the post, head to the right side where the Category section is located, and click on add new category (As done earlier).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- Click on the “Add New Category<\/strong>” button and type the category name on the blank space.<\/li>\n
- Now, click on Parent Category,<\/strong> which opens a dropdown<\/strong> menu of various categories.<\/li>\n
- Select the category under which you want to keep the current category, then click on Add New Category button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
That’s it. Your created category will now become the subcategory<\/strong> of the selected parent category. Same steps you can follow to add subcategories without editing the post method.<\/p>\n<\/span>Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nThese are the easy and quick methods of how to add categories in WordPress<\/strong> in a few steps. You don’t need to install any plugins or software for the categorization of your posts and pages, as this can be easily done with WordPress’s in-built features.<\/p>\nIn this article, we learn what is a category<\/strong> and why this is important to WordPress (or any) site. We also learn how to add categories in WordPress<\/strong> using two simple methods; with editing posts and without editing posts. You can use any of the methods which are convenient for you.<\/p>\nAlso, add a subcategory in your posts<\/strong> or site as it is useful when your site starts growing and you cover the broader niche<\/strong> in a single site. I hope you like this post, and do not forget to ping me through comments if you have any related queries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Categories are an essential aspect of a WordPress site that organizes the posts in a structured manner and makes\u00a0navigation easier. In this article, you will learn how to add categories in WordPress easily. We also discuss how to add a category section in WordPress. You can add categories and subcategories to your website conveniently using […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[362],"tags":[1266,1268,1286,1284,1283,1278,1265,1273,1274,1267,1277,1272,1285,1280,1275,1282,1276,1281,1269,1279,1271,1270],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=990"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1013,"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/990\/revisions\/1013"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}