{"id":97315,"date":"2021-07-29T09:43:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T07:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/how-do-i-add-a-new-category\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:37:22","password":"","slug":"how-do-i-add-a-new-category","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/adding-editing-pages\/how-do-i-add-a-new-category\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I add a new category?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Categories form the basic framework of your wiki. You can think of them as a cabinet where information is organized in a clear and orderly manner.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To create a new category, click the <strong>+<\/strong> next to &#8221; <strong>Categories<\/strong>.&#8221; A window will then open with the following settings: <\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong> Enter a name for the category.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Campus:<\/strong> Specify the campus to which the category should be assigned. (This field is optional.) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sort Order:<\/strong> Specify the order in which the category appears in the left-hand menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Publicly Accessible:<\/strong> Decide whether a category can be publicly embedded or not.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CleanShot-2026-07-15-at-13.15.55-1.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1261\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CleanShot-2026-07-15-at-13.15.55-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CleanShot-2026-07-15-at-13.15.55-1.png 1261w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CleanShot-2026-07-15-at-13.15.55-1-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CleanShot-2026-07-15-at-13.15.55-1-1024x402.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CleanShot-2026-07-15-at-13.15.55-1-768x301.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CleanShot-2026-07-15-at-13.15.55-1-360x141.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1261px) 100vw, 1261px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-artikel-zum-weiterlesen has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-79a8db7e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f9fafb;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Read more<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/adding-editing-pages\/how-do-i-create-a-new-page\/\" id=\"7480\">How to create a new page?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/adding-editing-pages\/how-do-i-edit-a-page\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7481\">How do I edit a page?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/adding-editing-pages\/files-and-links\/\" id=\"7476\">Upload Files and Add Links<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Categories form the basic framework of your wiki. 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