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==How to Access==
 
==How to Access==
 
*Select {{rarr|Content,Category Manager}} from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation.  
 
*Select {{rarr|Content,Category Manager}} from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation.  
*Click the '''Featured Articles''' link while viewing the [[Help30:Content_Article_Manager|Article Manager]] or [[Help30:Content_Featured_Articles|Featured Articles]] in the left, upper sidebar.
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*Click the '''Categories''' link while viewing the [[Help30:Content_Article_Manager|Article Manager]] or [[Help30:Content_Featured_Articles|Featured Articles]] in the left, upper sidebar.
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
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==Column Filters==
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Above the column headers on the right, there are 3 drop down input fields, '''Sort Table by:''' (preset to '''Ordering'''), '''Select the ordering''' (preset to '''Ascending''') and a '''number''' (preset to '''20''') to display.
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==Batch Process==
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==Toolbar==
 
==Toolbar==
At the top right you will see the toolbar:
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At the top left you will see the toolbar:
  
[[Image:Help30-New-Edit-Publish-Unpublish-Archive-Checkin-Trash-Rebuild-Options-Help-toolbar.png]]
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[[Image:Help30-New-Edit-Publish-Unpublish-Archive-Checkin-Trash-Batch-Rebuild-Options-Help-toolbar.png]]
  
 
The functions are:
 
The functions are:
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*To create a page showing Articles for a Category in a List layout: [[screen.menus.edit.15#Category List Layout|Menu Item Manager - New/Edit - Category List Layout]]
 
*To create a page showing Articles for a Category in a List layout: [[screen.menus.edit.15#Category List Layout|Menu Item Manager - New/Edit - Category List Layout]]
  
<noinclude>{{cathelp|3.0|Category Management Help Screens|Content Help Screens}}</noinclude>
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<noinclude>{{cathelp|3.0,3.1,3.2|Category Management Help Screens|Content Help Screens}}</noinclude>

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How to Access[edit]

  • Select Content  Category Manager from the drop-down menu on the back-end of your Joomla! installation.
  • Click the Categories link while viewing the Article Manager or Featured Articles in the left, upper sidebar.

Description[edit]

The Category Manager is where you can view existing Categories in a table layout. Click the Category names to edit the existing categories or click the 'New' Toolbar button to create new ones. All articles in Joomla! are organized into Categories and Subcategories. Subcategories are the second level of organization underneath Categories. The special Category 'Uncategorized' is category created with the Joomla! installation and built into Joomla!.

Screenshot[edit]

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Column Headers[edit]

In the table containing Categories, these are the different columns as shown below.

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Column Filters[edit]

Above the column headers on the right, there are 3 drop down input fields, Sort Table by: (preset to Ordering), Select the ordering (preset to Ascending) and a number (preset to 20) to display.

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Batch Process[edit]

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Toolbar[edit]

At the top left you will see the toolbar:

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The functions are:

<translate>

  • New. Opens the editing screen to create a new content category.</translate>

<translate>

  • Edit. Opens the editing screen for the selected content category. If more than one content category is selected (where applicable), only the first content category will be opened. The editing screen can also be opened by clicking on the Name of the content category.</translate>

<translate>

  • Publish. Makes the selected content categories available to visitors to your website.</translate>

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  • Unpublish. Makes the selected content categories unavailable to visitors to your website.</translate>

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  • Archive. Changes the status of the selected content categories to indicate that they are archived. Archived content categories can be moved back to the published or unpublished state by selecting "Archived" in the Select Status filter and changing the status of the content categories to Published or Unpublished as preferred.</translate>

<translate>

  • Check-in. Checks-in the selected content categories. Works with one or multiple content categories selected.</translate>

<translate>

  • Trash. Changes the status of the selected content categories to indicate that they are trashed. Trashed content categories can still be recovered by selecting 'Trashed' in the 'Select Status' filter and changing the status of the content categories to Published or Unpublished as preferred. To permanently delete trashed content categories, select 'Trashed' in the 'Select Status' filter, select the content categories to be permanently deleted, then click the 'Empty Trash' toolbar icon.</translate>

<translate>

  • Batch. Batch processes the selected content categories. Works with one or multiple items selected.</translate>

<translate>

  • Rebuild. Reconstructs and refreshes the relevant table. Normally, you do not need to rebuild this table. This function is provided in case the data in the table becomes corrupted.</translate>

<translate>

  • Options. Opens the Options window where settings such as default parameters can be edited.</translate>

<translate>

  • Help. Opens this help screen.</translate>

List Filters[edit]

The List Filters, above on the left, and other filters as detailed below are in the left, bottom sidebar. These filters are a series of controls that let you limit what items show in the manager screen. More than one filter may be entered. In this case, only items that meet all of the filter conditions will show on the list.

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Quick Tips[edit]

  • Click on the Title of a Category to edit it.
  • Click on the green check mark or the red X in the Published column to toggle between Published and Unpublished.
  • Click on the Column Headers to sort the Categories by that column. Click a second time to sort descending (Z to A).

Related Information[edit]