Magento 2.1.x. How to Add New Blog Category

Here you can find the instructions on how to add a new blog category.
Add New Category

1. Navigate to the TEMPLATEMONSTER section in the left sidebar.

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2. Find Blog and click Categories. Here you will see the list of categories.

3. To create a new category, you need to click the Add New Category button at the top.

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You will see several sections:

1. General [Category Information]

In this section, you need to specify main information of category.
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Let’s review the available options:

  • Category Name — enter the category name.
  • URL Key — input URL in lowercase (e.g. url_key, urlkey not UrlKey or Url-key).
  • Sort Order — enter the sorting number.
  • Store View — specify the Store View the new blog category will be available for.
  • Status — you can  show or hide the category.
2. SEO [Meta Data]

In this section, you need to specify the additional information. The SEO Title, Keywords and Description ensure the visibility of your website and its content on search engine results pages.
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Let’s review the available options:

  • Title — enter the category title. [1]
  • Keywords — input keywords for this category.
  • Description — you can add the description for this category. [2]

Search Engine Results Page:

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3. Related Posts

In this section, you can add blog posts to the new category.

See the tutorial on How to add a new blog post

In order to add some posts to display within the new category, do the following:

  • Choose Any from the Status dropdown.
  • Press the Search button.
  • Check posts you want to include in the new category.

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 ✓ Press the Save Category button.
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