Categories and Tags are powerful tools that help you classify and display your blog posts. Think of them as different ways to internally sort and find your content.
Categories are broad groupings that help define the main topics or sections of your blog. They provide a hierarchical structure, allowing you to organize your content into distinct areas. For example, if you have a food blog, your categories might be "Appetizers," "Main Courses," "Desserts," and "Drinks." Each blog post should typically belong to one primary category.
Tags are more specific keywords or phrases that describe the content of an individual blog post. A single blog post can have multiple tags. They act like an index, helping users find content related to very specific topics. Using the food blog example, a post about "Chocolate Lava Cake" might have tags like "chocolate," "dessert," "baking," "easy recipe," and "gluten-free option."
| Feature | Categories | Tags |
| Purpose | Broad content grouping, hierarchical | Specific keywords, non-hierarchical |
| Quantity | Fewer, general topics | Many, detailed topics |
| Assignment | Typically one per post | Multiple per post |
| Example | "Main Courses," "Travel Tips" | "Pasta," "Hiking," "Budget Travel" |
To create your Blog categories, visit your Blog Collection and click the menu in the top right corner and select “Categories”.
Then, enter your Categories and the Tags you want to associate to each category. You can add multiple tags at once by separating with a comma.
As you are creating your blog post, you can enter tags in the Tag field. You can create as many tags as you need to accurately describe your content. Consider the specific keywords your audience might use to search for information. When you are finished adding tags, click Add.
Important Note on Case Sensitivity: Tags are case-sensitive. This means that "Chocolate" and "chocolate" will be treated as two different tags. To ensure your tags function correctly and your content is easily discoverable, always spell your tags exactly the same on your blog posts and within the category section of your collection. Consistent capitalization is key!
After your Categories and Tags are created, you can leverage the Collection Block to add filtered lists of your blog posts to any page on your website. You can configure the collection block to only display posts from specific Categories and Tags, providing a highly customizable and organized display of your content.