{"id":2871,"date":"2021-10-25T13:44:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T13:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/resources\/?p=2871"},"modified":"2021-10-25T13:44:42","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T13:44:42","slug":"what-is-a-wordpress-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/resources\/glossary\/what-is-a-wordpress-category\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a WordPress Category?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A<strong> WordPress Category<\/strong> is a default WordPress taxonomy. A <strong>WordPress Category<\/strong> enables one to organize content into sections such as your&nbsp;blog. These help visitors quickly know the topics your website covers and navigate faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Use WordPress Categories?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually, these categories are the central part of navigational menus and allow visitors to find content that interests them. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/woocommerce-builder\/\">online stores<\/a> have categories that group products according to technology, sport, clothes, shoes, art, and the like. Likewise, a <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/news-aggregator-site-feedzy\/\">news site<\/a> might have categories for their articles under News, Opinion, Sports, and Weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As such, if you have several topics of interest, take time to organize them in your mind and on paper before creating and adding categories. It is essential to consider your site&#8217;s structure in advance. For instance, should the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/online-store\/\"   title=\"online store\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">online store<\/a> have a &#8216;clothes&#8217; category or several subcategories for dresses, pants, shirts, pants, and so on? The decision is individual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that in a new <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/create-website-with-wordpress\/\">WordPress installation<\/a>, the default category is \u201cUncategorized.\u201d If you do not select a category for a post, WordPress automatically places it into the default category. Only a site owner assigned a <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/resources\/glossary\/what-is-wordpress-administrator\/\">WordPress&nbsp;administrator<\/a>&nbsp;user role can change the default category from the&nbsp;<strong>Settings \u00bb Writing<\/strong>&nbsp;screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Difference Between WordPress Categories &amp; Tags<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress taxonomies are a means to group posts and custom post types. Categories and Tags are popular and frequently used default WordPress taxonomies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Categories incorporate more comprehensive sections of a website, while tags help identify all posts created that are tagged with a specific word. In other words, categories are like a table of contents at the start of a book \u2013 they separate site content into general topics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tags are like a book&#8217;s back index, which assign words describing exact details of your posts. Another difference is that WordPress will list your posts under &#8216;uncategorized&#8217; if you fail to choose a category. However, you don&#8217;t need to add tags.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A WordPress Category is a default WordPress taxonomy. 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