Summary: <p><img class="alignleft wp-image-187" src="http://wpbizsupport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/billionphotos-1072202-1.png" alt="WordPress tags and categories - WP Support" width="348" height="196">As you are blogging, it’s important that you set the <strong>WordPress Tags and Categories</strong> for a blog post. As you create content for you website, always remember to add at least one Category and a couple of Tags. Basically, WordPress Categories allow you to group similar blogs together so that when you look at the content for the Categories, you can see multiple posts. Tags are like keywords that you add to a post and the best practice is to add at least a couple of Tags to a post.</p> <h2>Essential tips about WordPress Tags and Categories</h2> <p>As you are building content for your website, let’s look at some essential tips to keep in mind. As already mentioned, Tags are only available for post. However, Categories can be used on posts and pages. Check out the tips below to help you learn how to best use WordPress Tags and Categories.</p> <ul> <li>Choose specific SEO keywords you want to use for Tags and Categories</li> <li>Use only one Category per post or page</li> <li>For posts, use a couple of Tags for each post</li> <li>Include a description of each Tag when you create it</li> </ul> <h2>How to manage WordPress Tags and Categories</h2> <p>Below is a screenshot of the <strong>Posts – Categories</strong> area on a WordPress blog. There are six basic areas of this area that will be helpful for you to learn how to manage it.</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Step 1:</strong> choose a <strong>Name</strong> that will tie into your blog post and the purpose of your website</li> <li> <strong>Step 2:</strong> the <strong>Slug</strong> is the link (URL) friendly version of your Categories Name (normally lower-case and has only letters, numbers and hyphens)</li> <li> <strong>Step 3:</strong> The <strong>Parent</strong> option is used when you want to create submenus for your Posts Categories</li> <li> <strong>Step 4:</strong> Include a <strong>Description</strong> to help you remember the purpose for each Category</li> <li> <strong>Step 5:</strong> Make sure to click on the <strong>Add New Category</strong> button once you have completed the information for your new category</li> <li> <strong>Step 6:</strong> this is the list of all the Categories that you have set up on your blog</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Click on the image below to enlarge & click on the “X” in upper right corner of image</strong></em><a href="http://wpbizsupport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/managing-wp-categories.jpg"> <img class="aligncenter wp-image-196" src="http://wpbizsupport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/managing-wp-categories.jpg" alt="managing wordpress categories" width="634" height="424"></a></p> <p>Now let’s take a look at <strong>Posts – Tags</strong> and how you can manage them. Remember that you can use more than one Tag on a post. Checkout the screenshot and list below to see how to manage Tags.</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Step 1:</strong> choose a <strong>Name</strong> that will tie into your blog post and the purpose of your website</li> <li> <strong>Step 2:</strong> the <strong>Slug</strong> is the link (URL) friendly version of your Tag Name (normally lower-case and contains only letters, numbers and hyphens)</li> <li> <strong>Step 3:</strong> Include</li> </ul>
