About this task

When you create a subcategory, you specify the category hierarchy by selecting a Primary category and any other levels of subcategories that precede the subcategory you are creating. You can create a hierarchy of categories up to nine levels deep; however, it is usually sufficient to use only one level for personal blogs.

Procedure

1. Open a blog (myblog.nsf, for example).

2. Click Advanced.

3. In the new blog tab that opens, expand the Configuration section, and then click either the Content Categories or Subcategories view.

4. Click CreateCategory or Create Subcategory, depending on which view you are in.

5. Complete the following fields on the Content Category tab:

Table 1. Content category definition fields

Field	Action
Category or Subcategory	Enter a name for the category
Tagging (Technorati etc)	Select the tags you want blog search sites, such as Technorati, to use, or enter a new one.
Include in the Category Archive List? (Content Category document only)	Select whether to include this category in the list of categories for this blog. of the following.
Include RSS Link? (Content Category document only)	Select whether to include an RSS feed link for this category.
Primary Category (Content Subcategory document only)	Select the primary category for the subcategory you are creating.
n Level Category	Select the category hierarchy for the subcategory you are creating.

• Template Overrides tab - select new templates if you want to override the default Page, Item, or Document HTML templates, and instead use other templates for this category.
• Images/Formatting tab - If you want to associate an image with this category, select an image from the list. To add HTML text, enter HTML in the space provided.

Table 2. Content category sort fields

Field	Action
Sort Order of Documents	Determine the sort order for the documents in this category. Select one of the following: Alphabetical - sort documents in alphabetical order Date Time - sort documents in the order that they are received, with the most recent documents appearing first Numerical - sort documents numerically Inherited - use the value in the Configuration document (Site Settings -> Advanced tab, Default Content Order field)
Include Documents from Subcategories?	Select whether to show all documents from categories that are sub categories to this one. Inherited - select to inherit value from the Configuration document (Site Settings -> Advanced tab, Default Content Order field)
Include Subcategories/Folder?	Select whether to include sub categories in the list of categories for the blog. Inherited - select to inherit value from the Configuration document (Site Settings -> Advanced tab, Include Subcategories/Folder field)
Include Documents with Subcategories/Folder?	Select whether to show links to sub categories in a document list. Inherited - select to inherit value from the Configuration document (Site Settings > Advanced tab, Include Documents with Sub Categories/Folder field)
Show Counts with Subfolders?	If a sub category is shown, select whether to show documents from the subcategory: Yes - show the documents No - show the subcategory only, do not show documents

Table 3. Content category security fields

Field	Action
Document Inherited Security	Select a security group for this category. Note: Documents in this category will inherit these security groups unless you explicitly prevent it on the document Security tab, Lock Security setting.
Auto Exclude From Homepage Content?	Select Yes to exclude the documents in this category from the Home page. Note: Documents in this category will inherit these security groups unless you explicitly prevent it on the document Security tab, Lock Security setting.
Auto Exclude From RSS Output?	Select Yes to exclude the documents in this category from RSS feed output. Note: Documents in this category will inherit this setting unless you explicitly prevent it on the document Security tab, Lock Security setting.
Auto Exclude From Search?	Select Yes to exclude the documents in this category from searches. Note: Documents in this category will inherit this setting unless you explicitly prevent it on the document Security tab, Lock Security setting.
Default Discussion Status	Select the default discussion status for the documents in this category. Click Inherited to inherit from the Configuration document, Discussion -> Basic tab, Default Discussion Setting for Content field.

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Parent topic: Configuring blogs

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