Muchos propietarios de sitios web desearían poder utilizar categorías y etiquetas para sus páginas, al igual que hacen con las entradas de blog.
A nosotros también nos ha pasado. A medida que construíamos sitios web más complejos, nos dimos cuenta de lo útil que sería tener una forma de agrupar y etiquetar nuestras páginas. Por eso investigamos en WordPress y encontramos una solución.
En esta guía, le mostraremos cómo añadir categorías y etiquetas a sus páginas de WordPress.
¿Por qué añadir categorías y etiquetas a las páginas de WordPress?
Añadir categorías y etiquetas a sus páginas de WordPress ayuda a mantenerlas organizadas y facilita que los visitantes encuentren lo que buscan.
Por ejemplo, si tiene varias páginas de ofertas para diferentes productos en su tienda WooCommerce, entonces puede agruparlas en categorías generales e incluso en páginas de categorías secundarias.
Puede hacer lo mismo con las diferentes páginas de características de sus aplicaciones y software. Por ejemplo, OptinMonster agrupa varias páginas de características en la categoría “Características”.
Las categorías y etiquetas de página también pueden ser útiles para la optimización de motores de búsqueda (SEO). Ayudará a los motores de búsqueda a navegar por su contenido y a comprender la estructura de su sitio web, lo que les facilitará la indexación y clasificación de sus páginas.
Por defecto, las categorías y etiquetas son taxonomías de WordPress limitadas a las entradas de tu blog. Así que, normalmente, solo puedes usarlas para entradas de WordPress. Pero con unos pocos pasos, también puedes aplicarlas a tus páginas.
En esta guía práctica, le mostraremos cómo añadir categorías a las páginas de su sitio WordPress. También explicaremos cómo añadir etiquetas a las páginas de WordPress.
Cómo añadir fácilmente categorías y etiquetas a las páginas de WordPress
La forma más sencilla de establecer categorías y etiquetas en tus páginas de WordPress es utilizando el plugin Pages with category and tag. Se trata de un plugin de WordPress gratuito que funciona sin necesidad de configuraciones adicionales.
Lo primero que tienes que hacer es instalar y activar el plugin. Para más detalles, consulte nuestra guía sobre cómo instalar un plugin de WordPress.
Una vez activado, vaya a Páginas ” Añadir nuevo en el área de administrador de WordPress. Verás que las etiquetas de WordPress y las categorías de entradas ya están disponibles para tus páginas de WordPress.
A continuación, puede crear categorías y etiquetas para sus páginas.
Para añadir una categoría, diríjase a la sección Páginas ” Categorías de su escritorio de WordPress y, a continuación, introduzca un “Nombre” y un“Slug” de categoría.
A continuación, desplácese hacia abajo y seleccione una“categoría principal” para su categoría.
Una vez introducidos estos datos, sólo tiene que hacer clic en el botón “Añadir nueva categoría”.
A continuación, podrá ver la categoría que acaba de añadir a sus páginas.
Si desea borrar una categoría concreta, sólo tiene que hacer clic en la casilla de verificación situada junto a ella y seleccionar “Borrar” en el menú desplegable Acción por lotes. A continuación, haga clic en el botón “Aplicar”.
A continuación, puede clasificar sus páginas de WordPress en las categorías que acaba de crear.
Para empezar, edite o cree una nueva página. En el editor de bloques, puede seleccionar el nombre de la categoría correspondiente en la barra lateral de la derecha.
Por ejemplo, creamos una página de características y la marcamos en la categoría “Características” del panel lateral derecho.
Del mismo modo, puede utilizar etiquetas para su página de WordPress en el campo “Etiquetas”. Si desea añadir varias etiquetas, sepárelas con una coma.
Por ejemplo, puede añadir palabras clave y frases que le ayuden a describir su contenido. En nuestro caso, hemos añadido los términos “intención de salida” y “OptinMonster” como etiquetas.
Después de seleccionar su categoría y añadir etiquetas, simplemente actualice o publique su página de WordPress. Y ya está.
Para obtener más guías sobre cómo sacar el máximo partido de las categorías y etiquetas para su sitio web de WordPress, compruebe los siguientes tutoriales:
- Cómo incluir categoría y subcategoría en WordPress Enlaces permanentes
- Cómo añadir categorías y etiquetas a la biblioteca de medios de WordPress
- Cómo renombrar correctamente las categorías en WordPress (Guía para principiantes)
- Cómo convertir categorías de WordPress en taxonomías personalizadas
Esperamos que este artículo te haya ayudado a añadir categorías de entradas y etiquetas a tus páginas de WordPress. También puedes echar un vistazo a nuestro artículo sobre cómo crear archivos compactos en WordPress y a nuestra lista de los mejores plugins SEO de WordPress para optimizar tu sitio web.
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Waran
I used the Pages with category and tag plug in to create categories and assigned to my pages. Then updated my permalinks to /%category%/%postname%/ but the url still showing the page slug only, category slug not showing.
I read the comments by others, mostly talk about permalink to posts.
is it possible to show the category in the permalink of a page? that is the only reason for me to categorise the pages.
WPBeginner Support
By default pages do not have the option to add categories so it sounds like you have a plugin or tool that is adding categories to your pages.
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Johan
Hi, and thanks for valuable information. Does the use of this plugin mean that pages can have the same function as posts? For instance, can I make a portfolio grid containing pages instead of posts, or show several pages on a map instead of posts?
If the answer is no, is there a way to create hierarchical structure in posts? Because that what I am aiming for, a website with posts or pages in a hierarchical structure (e.g. homepage/page-a/page-a1, homepage/page-b/page-b4 etc.) where all the pages can be displayed and filtered via tags or categories in both listings and maps.
Much thankful for a reply!
Kind regards
WPBeginner Support
It would depend on the specific function you would like but it can be a similar function to posts. For what you are looking for it would more likely be better to use subcategories which we cover in our guide below:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-add-categories-and-subcategories-to-wordpress/
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Paul Wright
Hi, I am very grateful for this information, however unfortunately when I installed and activated the plugin it completley disfigured my “all pages” view on the dashboard , the letters identifying the page titles ran vertically down the page
thanks anyway
WPBeginner Support
It sounds like you may have all possible fields showing on your all pages screen. If you use the screen options in the top-right of the screen you should be able to hide some information to prevent the letter scrolling on the page.
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Abud
Hi,
Cant we make it without any plugins?
WPBeginner Support
You can achieve this with code but by using a plugin it makes it easier to revert the change should you wish to do so. If you are concerned about the number of plugins on your site then we would recommend taking a look at our article below:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/opinion/how-many-wordpress-plugins-should-you-install-on-your-site/
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Dinesh Kumar Takyar
Your suggested Post Tags and Categories for Pages plugin is excellent. Thank you!
Liesbeth
Hello,
On your recommendation we’ve been using this plugin. We love the features, but one thing is still bothering us. In the search results there are no categories showing. We use the Avada theme and would love to see categories in the results. Do you know how to fix it?
WPBeginner Support
You would want to reach out to the support for your specific theme for including the categories in the display
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Dee Torre
Hi,
The plugin you suggested has not been reviewed for over 1 year. Could you suggest a newer one.
Tnks,
Dee
WPBeginner Support
For that message you are likely seeing, you would want to take a look at our article below:
https://www.wpbeginner.com/opinion/should-you-install-plugins-not-tested-with-your-wordpress-version/
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Drew Downz
I’m pretty sure a “page” is not considered “post”
WPBeginner Support
Correct, they are different post types.
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Tarun soni
I like to read your blogs because I found the solution for my query but I noticed that you suggest installing a plugin for the solution. is it possible for you to show the solution by sharing custom code, not by a plugin.
WPBeginner Support
It depends on the issue, we do our best to add a method for using code instead of a plugin for those looking for that but not all issues are solved with a small amount of code. Plugins are also a collection of code so there’s not always a difference in the code we would show and the plugin we’re recommending.
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Joe Youngblood
Unfortunately you can no longer install this plugin from the repository as it hasn’t been updated in 2 years. Any other options?
WPBeginner Support
If you use the link in this article it will bring you to the plugin where you can download the plugin to use on your site. For the plugin not being updated, you may first want to take a look at our article here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/opinion/should-you-install-plugins-not-tested-with-your-wordpress-version/
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Martin Vernal Burrows Jr.
Is there an advantage using pages over categories?
WPBeginner Support
Categories can group your posts while a page is normally for content that does not need to be updated often. You may want to take a look at our post here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/what-is-the-difference-between-posts-vs-pages-in-wordpress/
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HARISH NEMADE
Woww..Thanks a Lot, Wpbeginner Team.
WPBeginner Support
You’re welcome, glad our article was helpful
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Evan Blass
Hello,
I’m interested to know if there’s a way to make pages act as categories for SEO purposes. For example, if I create a new category ABC on my domain.com it will have this link, domain.com/categories/ABC. However, if I create a page with the slug ABC, it will have this link, domain.com/ABC. However, since it is not a category, search engines might treat it as a static page.
Is there a way I can convert the domain.com/ABC page to a category?
WPBeginner Support
To customize the permalink, you would want to take a look at our guide here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-create-custom-permalinks-in-wordpress/
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Evan Blass
Thanks let me check it out
Eleshia
Hi there
A very useful tip regarding an important subject.
WPBeginner Support
Thank you, glad you found our content helpful
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Vale
Thank you for your post, so the pages still considered as static pages?
If I create an “About” page and if I did not assign a category will continue to be static? And in the other hand make pages as post with content?
WPBeginner Support
It should keep your pages as the static pages even if you add them to a category
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Ismail Siraje Ittembe
Wow nice post boss keep it up
But This plugin hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
WPBeginner Support
Thank you for letting us know, we’ll be sure to take a look at alternatives should this plugin no longer work.
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Carolyn
Hi. I am having a problem with assigning a new category that (for reasons over which I have no control) was given the same category name but with a different slug, and I am supposed to ‘pull’ these objects to the new category. But because it has the same name, although a different slug, WP doesnt seem to differentiate and keeps slinging the files into the old category. It defaults to the original. If there were a global function, other than the categories plugin, so that I could select the files and reassign from one category to another, bcause when I try to do so, only the old one shows up (even though the new one clearly exists).
WPBeginner Support
If you’re trying to rename the category, rather than transferring the posts individually you could rename the category: https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-properly-rename-categories-in-wordpress/
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Viswanathan
Hi, i am using the events manager plugin which creates individual pages for each event created. The plugin settings give an option of showing events as pages or posts. However in both the cases, while creating the event it only gives an option of adding or selecting an ‘event category’ and not the ‘categories that i create for my blog posts or pages.
Is there a plugin available so i can add my default post category to my events as well, so the events also show up in blog category archives?
Ghislain Poirier
And how do we add the categories to the pages?
I have the category functions showing in the wordpress backend menu, but it is only a shortcut to the create new category section…
It is still not allowing me to tell what page is in what category or am I missing something?
Pranav Mohan
This seems to assign pages to various categories, however, i am interested in finding out how to assign a category to a page so that when I search for the page, all the posts linked to the category show up.
Susan Taunton
Hi WPBeginner!
Post Tags and Categories is flagged by WordPress now as not having been updated for 12 months and is only tested for up to WordPress version 4.5.13. I just wonder if there not a child theme functions.php addition that could accomplish making pages taggable? Or is there a more up to date plugin that accomplishes this?
Thank you so much for your many, many excellent tutorials.
Susan
Xavier
Same question than Suzan.
I might use the php code for this feature in you have it by any chance.
BTW Suzan,
I found this plugin that might do the trick but I didnt test it myself and I would like WPBeginner opinion on that :
Category to Pages WUD
Hope this help
WPBeginner Support
Hi Xavier,
It looks alright.
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Daan
Is it possible to use slugs from the categories
/categories/pagename
mohit yadav
Hi Thanks For This Great Article & the New Way of Website Structuring .
LOVE YOU
for this article.
Now What i m Looking is ?
i have a real estates website, while user submit property in this then he saw additional 3 drop down menu
1. by pages
2. by location
3. by type
and at last these automatically make a link with relevant pages.
THanks in Advance
Please help me .
Norma
Hi, was super excited for this plugin but it didn’t work. It installed the categories but didn’t link them… I am so sad! Is there and up to date version?!
Carol
I guess this info is outdated for the latest WP version. Is there an alternative plugin? I need to have this and it should be in WP by default, not requiring a plugin!
Complaints on the plugin’s site that their latest version does not work. When I do a search by different ways within my own plugin page for ‘new’, “no such plugin”.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Carol,
No, the information and the plugin mentioned in the article still work perfectly. We have updated the article with new screenshots.
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Kegesa Danvas
Maybe you should try a plugin called Category to Pages WUD
Jhasketan Garud
Hi,
Thanks a lot. I just looking for this.
Now, I can easily affix categories to my new as well as old pages.
Jonathan Hostetler
Thanks for this tip! I tried the plugin you recommended “Post Tags and Categories for Pages” and it worked flawlessly. This is super helpful for me because we need to use pages (as opposed to posts) for certain projects because our visual editor plugin is only compatible with pages, but I also need to be able to assign categories to our content.
So, problem solved. Thanks again!
Sru
How can i list the category names under each page.? Please advise
David
This plugin has not been updated in 2+ years. Is there a way to do this without a plugin, so you’re not dependent on an old, outdated plugin?
Niso
What is the difference between an old plugin and old code? I do not see any . difference.
Kayleen Peretto-Ortega
Hello! I don’t have a plugin option, but there is an option for tags. I add tags for my posts, but they don’t appear on each post I make. Would you be able to help me on this?
WPBeginner Support
Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress.org vs free WordPress.com blog.
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Tess Bulman
Do you have to have the upgraded version of wordpress? I have the free version and it won’t let me do anything with plugins? If this is the case, is there another way to put tags on my pages?
Fabio
Any info about compatibility with WordPress 4.4 ?
Renier
@Fabio
I found some problems in WP4.4. For some reason none of the ‘article posts’ in a category/post shows on archives (2016 theme). By deactivating obviously all ‘article posts’ shows, but not ‘article pages’ (or at least this is what I suspect). In short, archives doesn’t show all the pages.
Does anyone else experience this problem? I can’t seem to find any literature on the topic. Maybe Post tags and categories for pages plugin needs an update?
Tor Ivan Boine
awesome! Weird that this needs a plugin
gerhard
Very useful feature and a very good explanation on video!
thanks
Sebastian
Hi,
has anyone managed yet to make these categories for pages appear in the URLs as well?
I have not found any way to do this. Without it this plugin is only half as useful.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Sebastian
Denis
I have a question,
I have a website, and I do have categories pages, and TAG pages too,
Category pages are shown as 10 posts and they have next button – previous button,
But TAG pages don’t have NEXT BUTTON – PREVIOUS BUTTON, and they show only 10 posts related with the tag…
It is really crucial issue for me and I really need to have this TAG pages with next button, previous button
Do you guys have any idea that why CATEGORY pages do have these buttons but TAG pages don’t have?
How can I solve this issue?
Thanks so much in advance.
Best
Trieu To
Hi, i want to add category to page-url example /%category%/%pagename% how can i modify it?
Can you post a artice about this?
Thanks
neotanvir
I need a video which make it without using any plugins. Thanks
Tanuj Mandale
is there a reverse of this,
I mean while creating a new post, instead of categories I want pages (to choose from). Means as a post is associates to category, it must associate to page.
Is it Possible, please reply.
thanks in advance
WPBeginner Staff
Seems like products are a custom post type added to your site by a plugin or theme. This custom post type is not associated with tags. See our guide on Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies.
Ali Chaudhry
Hi, im getting tag options for my posts but not for products, how to turn on tag option for products ?
Tiziano D'Angelo
Do you know why the categories which are created are shared with posts? I’d like them to be page-only….
Leona
Hi everyone, How do I take off the parenthesis and number of pages in front of each category. I am using it to categorize product for my online store and these don’t make sense. Thanks.
Shane
Hi Guys,
Thanks for this info. Was wondering if this could be done.
Has anyone found that by adding categories to pages has increased rankings in Google if they also change permalink to – /%category%/%postname% ?
Cheers,
Shane
michello
No, because the urls don’t change, I mean the category name does not show up in the url
So this plugin is half-baked.
Paul Adams
Is there a way to force them to show up in URLs via functions.php?
Trieu To
Hi Paul Adams
Like for this idea!
GILL COTTER
ooh thanks… so useful x
bernice
where should i post the coding at? do you had a guide? thanks
Mark Breese
So, as you say, there’s a plugin for that… So is there a plugin… or shortcode that will let me show the pages with a certain category as a list of links… or maybe a list with excerpts and featured image? And I am using Ninja Page Categories and Tags plugin actually.
My theme has a short code for showing posts in a category, but it does not pick up the pages in category and show them. (the theme is Weaver II Pro)
Les
I have to correct my first post. The categories used to appear on the right-hand side of the page.
Les
SOLVED: I found out what the problem was. In the “Screen Options” I had categories unchecked. I placed a check in the box and the categories are back.
Thanks for a great plugin.
Les
My categories stopped showing on my add pages screen. They used to appear on the left side of the page. Even if I create a new page category, it won’t show up. Do you have any idea what could be causing this?
Thanks in advance.
chris
Ignore previous comment. This is the correct one.
Hi. How can I show a listing of pages with their title/featured image/more?
Actually I only need the query to display a list of pages related to a category (pages I created and assigned them to a category) doesn’t seem to work. Instead, it brings only posts.
Editorial Staff
In your query make sure you are searching for both post types: posts and pages.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Type_Parameters
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