How to Add and Manage Categories and Tags in Squarespace

How to Add and Manage Categories and Tags in Squarespace

By Michael Turner

November 20, 2024 at 12:35 AM

Categories and tags help organize your site's content and improve visitor navigation. Here's everything you need to know about using them effectively:

Understanding Categories vs. Tags

  • Categories: Use for broad subject/type organization (e.g., "Tops," "Bottoms" for stores; "Breakfast," "Lunch" for recipes)
  • Tags: Use for specific details, keywords, or temporal information (more flexible than categories)

Supported Content Types

  • Blog posts
  • Events
  • Products
  • Videos (categories only)
  • Album tracks
  • Gallery images (Version 7.0)

Adding Categories and Tags

  1. Open the item editor
  2. Click Categories or Tags section
  3. Enter new items or select from existing ones
  4. Press Enter or separate multiple entries with commas
  5. Click Save

Formatting Rules

  • Categories: Maximum 25 characters
  • Tags: Maximum 80 characters
  • Case-sensitive (e.g., "Apples" ≠ "apples")
  • Avoid special characters (+, &, %)
  • No limit on number per item

Yellow highlighted text: "Public Radio"

Yellow highlighted text: "Public Radio"

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Steaming minced meat pie

Managing Categories and Tags

Bulk Actions:

  1. Open page settings
  2. Click Advanced
  3. Select Manage Categories or Tags
  4. Choose to:
    • Rename
    • Delete
    • Merge

Benefits

  • Improves site navigation
  • Enhances internal search functionality
  • Helps SEO
  • Creates filtered content views
  • Enables related content features

Remember to update any existing links or blocks after making changes to categories or tags to maintain site functionality.

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