You may have noticed that we have additional pages on our blog where the blog posts on our front page reappear, organized by categories. If you’re using the Thesis theme for WordPress, those category pages are really easy to set up, and can be useful for keeping information visible and accessible to your audience.
For example, let’s say that you’re promoting an event on your blog. You add a post to your blog about the event, and now that post is at the top of your page for everyone to see. But as you blog about other things over the course of the week or month, that first post about your event gets pushed further down the page.
Not a problem with category pages and Thesis. With an Events category page, that first post about your event is also automatically re-posted on the Events page. And it will stay at the top of that page until you publish another post that you categorize as an Event.
Here’s a step by step guide to creating an Events category and Events category page using Thesis v1.6. If you’re not already using the Thesis theme, read our post for more information – Thesis Theme for WordPress
Creating a Post Category
1. Go to your WordPress blog’s admin page and login
2. Once logged in click on the arrow by the Posts menu item (left hand side of the page) to expand the menu
3. Click on Categories to create a new category
4. Enter Events for the Category Name. Then add a description and select Add Category
Categorizing a New Post as an Event
1. After selecting Add New from the Posts menu, check the box next to the Events Category
Creating Your Events Category Page
1. Select Thesis Options from the left hand menu
2. Click on and expand Include these category pages in nav menu.
3. Select Events
NOTE: Until you add a post categorized as an Event, the Events button will not show up in your nav menu
4. Select the Save Button
You now have an Events category, and any post you categorize as an event will now also appear in your Events category page.
