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Choose article categories and authors

Create useful categories and assign a category and author to your article.

Applies to

Websites with articles

In this guide

Give each article a useful category so readers can find related posts. Add an author when you want to show a named byline.

1. Open article categories

Click Article categories under News. Use an existing category, or click Create New if you need another.

Create New highlighted in the Article categories listSelect the image to view it full size.

2. Name and save the category

Enter Name and Slug, then click Save. Saving an existing category can change the category shown on published articles that use it.

The category Name, Slug and Save controls highlightedSelect the image to view it full size.

3. Assign the category

Open your article under Articles and choose the Category you want to use.

The article Category field highlightedSelect the image to view it full size.

4. Choose the author

Select the team member in Author. Public author details come from their Agent profile; update that profile if the name or photo needs changing.

The article Author field highlightedSelect the image to view it full size.

5. Publish your changes

Click Publish changes when you are ready for visitors to see the update. Then open the normal website address in a separate tab and check the result.

Publish changes highlighted in the article editorSelect the image to view it full size.

Before deleting a category or Agent profile, update articles that still use it. Category names can be translated using the Locale menu in the top right. An Agent profile does not give the person a CMS login.

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