How to Add a New Category to Your WordPress Blog

Updated 28 September 2026 1 min read

Updated: 28 September 2026 · Applies to: WordPress 7.1

Categories group your posts by topic and help visitors and search engines find related content.

Log in to your WordPress dashboard (https://yourdomain.com/wp-admin).
Open Posts › Categories.
Under Add Category, enter the Name. The Slug (the part used in the address) is filled in for you if left empty.
Optionally choose a Parent Category and write a short Description.
Click Add Category.

You can also create a category while writing a post, in the Categories section of the post settings.

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