Articles are organized into sections and categories on Joomla. Sections are the top level of organization followed by categories, which are ordered by the section they belong to. In this video we will try to use the Category Manager in Joomla.
On this page, you can publish, unpublish, move, copy or delete categories or create a new one.
To publish a category, select the checkbox. Then click [Publish]
To unpublish a category, select the box. And click [Unpublish]
Let’s see how to move a category to a different section
Select the box next to the category you want to move. Click [Move]. Select a new section for this category. Scroll right. Click [Save]
To copy a category, select it. And click [Copy]. Choose the section the category will be copied to. Scroll right. Click [Save]
To delete a category, select the box. And click [Delete]
Now we’ll edit the category we just copied. Select the category. Scroll right. Click [Edit]. Make any necessary changes. These options will be covered in more detail in the next step. Click [Save]
Let’s create a whole new category now. Scroll right. Click [New]. Enter a Title. The Alias is an internal name that Joomla uses in the URL if SEF is enabled. Enter an Alias is optional; and, if left blank Joomla will crate a default one by automatically convert the title to lowercase and replacing any spaces with a hyphen. However, you may manually enter an alias, if desired. By default, Published is det to Yes. If you don’t want publish this category just yet, you will need to change it to No. Select the Section from the list. The Access Level allows you to set what users can access content in this section. Public allows anyone who visits your site to view the content. Registered allows only registered users access. Special allows only author and higher
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You can select an image that will be used for this section. You can upload your own images into the images/stories directory. The Image Position used to place the image at the left or right of the page. Enter a Description for this section
Scroll up. Click [Save]
That’s it! You now know how to use the Category Manager in Joomla
Articles are organized into sections and categories on Joomla. Sections are the top level of organization followed by categories, which are ordered by the section they belong to. In this video we will try to use the Category Manager in Joomla.