News Categories

The system allows you to create and unlimited number of categories and category levels. Placing news stories within different categories provides a much smoother experience for your visitors. In addition to allowing the visitor to browse news for a specific category it also allows any search to be refined.

Adding a New Category
To a add a new Category select the 'Add a Category' link within the 'Categories' area. Enter a Name for the Category and select the owner of this category. If you wish this to be a top level category then leave the selection as 'Top/Root', otherwise select a category from the drop down list.

Category Display Order
The system allows the category order to be specified and rearranged at any time. The display order can be set at every category level giving you full control over the display order.

Category Status
Any Category can be set to Active or Inactive. If a category is set to be inactive then any news articles or sub categories belonging to that category will not be displayed to your visitors. However you will still the news articles in the admin area and be able to edit and modify them.

Is it possible to Delete a Category ?
No, once a category is created is cannot be deleted. If you no longer wish a category to display then it should be set to the Inactive state.

 

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