What's inside this article:
- Basic information
- Add a content page to a Category
- Set the Primary Category
- What is the difference between Primary and Secondary Categories?
- Troubleshooting
Basic information
Categories (previously Zones) organize content pages from your site by topic. For example, your site might have a Politics Category for all content relating to politics. Categories work like folders on your computer, where the content pages are stored. Every content page in CMS must be added to at least one Category.
This article explains how to add a content page to a Category.
Add a content page to a Category
Go to the relevant section below:
Manage Categories via the Editor screen
- Article, Blog, Feature, Feature story, News, Transcript
To add a content page to one or more Categories:
- Hit Select Category.
- Click inside the box to see a full list of the available Categories for your site. Start typing to find a specific Category. If you don't see the Category you're looking for, go to Troubleshooting.
- Tick the box next to each Category you want to add. The added Categories are visible below the drop-down menu.
- If you add multiple Categories, mark one Category as the Primary Category.
- Click Add.
The Categories are now added and the Primary Category is visible on the Editor screen. However, the changes are not permanently applied until you select Save or Save & close.
Manage Categories via Settings
To add a content page to one or more Categories:
- Go to General > Categories.
- Click inside the box to see a full list of the available Categories for your site. Start typing to find a specific Category. If you don't see the Category you're looking for, go to Troubleshooting.
- Tick the box next to each Category you want to add.
- If you add multiple Categories, mark one Category as the Primary Category.
The Categories are now added. However, the changes are not permanently applied until you select Save or Save & close.
Set the Primary Category
A content page can be added to multiple Categories. However, it can only have one Primary Category. The remaining Categories are added as Secondary Categories.
When you add multiple Categories, the Primary Category is marked blue (Secondary Categories are gray). To choose a different Primary Category, click the label so it turns blue.
What is the difference between Primary and Secondary Categories?
All assigned Categories (Primary and Secondary) impact how the content page is shared across the site. For example, a Category archive page lists all content pages from a particular Category (regardless of whether the Category is Primary or Secondary).
Only the Primary Category is visible on the published content page.
Additionally, the Primary Category controls the layout and design of the content page. The following elements might be applied on the page according to the Primary Category:
Latest news layout
If the Latest news layout is enabled for the Primary Category, this layout is applied on the content page. The Latest news layout can be applied on all content page types.
For detailed information about the Latest news layout, see the following article:
Multimedia navigation
If the Primary Category has a Multimedia archive, multimedia navigation might be applied on the content page. Multimedia navigation is only applied on Video and Audio clip pages.
For detailed information about Multimedia archives, see the following article:
You Might Also Like
If a You Might Also Like (YMAL) is assigned to the Primary Category, the YMAL is visible on the content page. A YMAL can be displayed on all content page types.
For detailed information about YMAL, see the following article:
Region
If a Region is assigned to the Primary Category, the Region might be visible on the content page. Regions are only displayed on some content page types.
For detailed information about Regions, see the following article:
Slide-in widget
If a Slide-in widget is assigned to the Primary Category, the Slide-in widget might appear on the content page. Slide-in widgets only appear on some content page types.
For detailed information about Slide-in widgets, see the following article:
Troubleshooting
If you don't see the Category you want to add, the Category probably isn't valid for the content type you're editing.
All Categories are not available for all content types. For example, a Category might be configured to include only Articles. In the settings for any Category, you can set the valid content types for the Category. For detailed information, see the following article:
