Designbit Blog » Categories http://designbit.co.uk Web Design Blog and Studio Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:27:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 WordPress: The difference Between Categories and Tags http://designbit.co.uk/2010/01/26/wordpress-the-difference-between-categories-and-tags/ http://designbit.co.uk/2010/01/26/wordpress-the-difference-between-categories-and-tags/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:36:34 +0000 Anthony http://designbit.co.uk/?p=1354 wordpress_logoI wanted to clear up the difference between categories and tags in WordPress, something I find myself explaining very often to clients new to the WordPress publshing platform. WordPress Categories are your table of contents. WordPress Tags are your index words, think of a book metaphor;

WordPress Categories

WordPress categories are your table of contents, at the front of a book there’s a “Contents” which showcases the main chapters of content for the book. The Categories are the hierarchy of your content.

A blog post normally has one category, though it may fit in one or two categories, or even in sub categories.

WordPress Tags

Tags are your index words, at the back of a book is an “Index”, a listing of words which you can find specific information. Just like your index in a book your WordPress tags are a link, but, a hyperlink to related information.

A blog post normally has two or three descriptive tags.

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