Manage categories

Creating and Managing Categories

Category Management allows you to add, edit and delete navigation elements within your website. The Category manager also helps you to keep your website organized by allowing you to sort information into an infinite number of categories and subcategories.

To enter Category Management section click on Categories link that is located in the main administrative menu at the top of your administrator panel.

Main menu

Add new category

Add category page will load in the right side (content side) of your Administrative panel as a default page when you access Category section but we strongly recommend you to start adding your new category by selecting button positioned at the top right corner of content section:

Add new category button

The form for creating a new category will appear. Fill in the necessary fields.

The category name field is required and others are optional.

Category name → Type in the name of the category

Category name

SE Friendly URL → Enter some search engine friendly URL (some name that is related to the name of your category) Note that in order to be able to use the Friendly URLs functionality, it should be turned on in the General preferences screen.

SE Friendly URL

Parent category → When creating main category always select Root option. Only when creating a subcategory you should select its containing (parent) category.

Parent category

Advanced options

Number of articles → The number of articles that will be displayed in category view. The more articles you have displayed, the longer the page will be. We recommend up to 10 articles per page.

Number of articles

Custom layout → Choose the layout from the drop-down menu (use system default, the inherit layout from the parent category or one of the optional)

Custom layout

Article Custom layout → Choose the most appropriate layout for articles within a specified category.

Custom layout

Custom theme → Choose the theme from the drop-down menu (use system default, the inherit theme from the parent category or one of the optional)

Custom theme

Show in navigation → Select Yes if you want to display the category in the main website navigation, among other categories. Selecting No will make the category viewable only via direct URL.

Show in navigation

Redirect link → Your Category may be set as a redirect link to another web page or another web site. Enter the full path to article page where this category will be redirected. This option allows you to add non-content pages like links to the Forum, or other non-Vivvo related locations you wish to place within Sections box.

Redirect link

Make sure you add http:// to any external link, so they look like http://www.example.com.

Abstract Image → Upload an abstract image that you want to add to the category.

Abstract Image

Adding an Abstract Image:

  1. If the image is already on your server click on Browse files icon and choose current location of the image, choose the image you want to add and then click on Select image
  2. If you want to upload image from your harddrive click on Browse files, then choose Upload file and in the Dialog Box that will appear select current location of the image that you want to add and then select Open. You'll be informed about the uploading progress and when it has finished image will be added as an abstract image.

After you have successfully added the category, a conformation message 'Add category success' will appear.

Example

Step 1: In the field Category name enter a name for the new category (for example Sport).

This is the name of the link that will appear in the main navigation menu.

Step 2: Select a parent category for it in the Parent category section.

Step 3: Click on Add button in the toolbar.

You may create as many categories as you need for your website.

In our example we will create more categories by repeating above three simple steps. Let’s see the results of our work!

Sections

On the menu above you may see categories we created. These are five categories but notice that World is subcategory added to the parent category, which is News in this example. We have created our entire menu.

Add new subcategory

A subcategory creation procedure is very similar to the category creation, you just have to be sure that you have selected an appropriate parent category.

  • To add a new subcategory chose Categories field from the navigation menu. The category page will appear.
  • After you select Add new category button, the form for creating a new category will load.
  • To create a new subcategory, fill offered fields.
  • Choose desired Parent category from the drop down menu.
  • Click Save button to finish your subcategory creation process.

The category name and parent category fields are required all others are optional.

After you have successfully created the subcategory, a conformation message will appear. For detailed instructions of how to fill category creation form, follow Category creation steps in the previous chapter.

Example

Step 1: In the field Category name enter a name for the new subcategory (for example World).

This is the name of the submenu link that will appear in the main navigation menu.

Step 2: Select a parent category for it in the Parent category section (in our example it is News)

Select a parent category

Step 3: Click Add in the toolbar.

Sections

That’s it! We have created our World submenu!

You may create as many categories and subcategories as you need for your website.

Managing categories/subcategories

Let us take a look of the main operational principles and benefits of the tree menu structure.

Category tree

If you are using Windows explorer or any other file browser, you will very easily understand Vivvo tree hierarchical structure.

Just as we have explained in the previous chapters, your website is structured and organized into a logical entity using categories and subcategories (like shown in examples).

Tree menu structure allows you to easily access any of your categories, subcategories and their preferences. It also enables you to reorganize your website and to change relationship between objects using simply drag and drop mechanisms just like you do it in the Windows environment.

You may use this mechanism for the following actions:

  • if you want to change order of your categories or subcategories
  • If you have decided to change a subcategory into a category and vice-versa

To rearrange categories simply select (point your mouse cursor like shown on pictures below) onto desired category or subcategory and drag it (click and hold down left mouse key button) to position you want to place it.

To add category/subcategory to another one drag it until Category tree append sign appear.

When you are satisfied with new position just drop it (release left mouse button).

Category rearrange

If you want to reorder your categories make your selection and drag category/subcategory until Category tree between icon with the guideline appears.

When you find appropriate position drop your category.

Category rearrange

Sometimes you will notice Category tree forbidden icon. It means that it is not possible to drop your category on that position.

For example, you may not drag your category into a subcategory.

Category rearrange

Edit category/subcategory

On the left-hand side of tree menu, click on a desired category/subcategory that you want to change. Category administrative page will appear in your web browser content section.

Edit category page will allow you to change everything that was entered during the Add Category process (category name, SE friendly URL etc).

When finished editing click on the Save button. After you have successfully changed the category, a conformation message ‘Edit category success’ will appear.

If a category containing subcategories is deleted, the subcategories and articles connected to it will be deleted as well!

Category general preferences

To quickly define most important general category preferences select Preferences tab from the left hand side administration menu.

Category general preferences

Show summaries from subcategories on main category page → You may choose if summaries of the articles that belong to a subcategory should be displayed when parent category page is selected. If you select that you do not want summaries to be displayed, only article titles will be listed.

Include to feed → Choose categories you want to export via RSS/Atom feed.

After you set all of this options just press Save button and changes will be applied.

Depending on your access right level, you may not be able to access this feature. If you think you should, please contact your administrator.

 
user_manual/categories.txt · Last modified: 2008/10/16 14:50 by ksenija
 
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