Managing Categories

This section instructs you how to create, edit and delete categories.

Creating a Category

To create a new category, click the New Category button in the tree view widget. The newly-created category will be a sub-category of whichever category was selected in the tree.

The category creation dialog will now appear, allowing you to enter the name of the category, as well as the option of setting a comprehensive description for the category using the Recite CMS WYSIWYG editor.

Note

For details on using the WYSIWYG editor, refer to the WYSIWYG Editor Guide appendix.

To save the category, click the Create New Category button. The new category will now appear in the category tree. If you click the category, it will be opened in the category viewer widget.

Tip

As an alternative to clicking New Category in the tree view, you can also click Create Sub-Category when viewing a category.

Editing a Category

To edit a category, click the Edit Category button on the category viewer widget. This will open a dialog similar to the category creation dialog.

Make any changes as required then click the Save Category Changes button.

Associating Files With Categories

You can associate any number of files that exist on your web site with a category. This is useful if you are listing the categories on your site and you want to display an image with each category.

To associate files with a category, click the Related Files tab when viewing a category.

By clicking on the Select button that appears you can browse files in your web site. Choose the files you want to link to the category.

To save the related files, click the Save Related Files button.

Deleting a Category

To delete a category, click the Delete Category button when viewing the category. You will prompted to confirm that you want to delete the category.

Warning

When you delete a category, all sub-categories are also deleted. This operation cannot be undone.

Re-Organising Categories

If you want to move a category to a different section (within the list of categories), you can use the category tree view. Click-drag the category you want to move. Drop the category onto a new parent and its new location will be saved.