{"id":74,"date":"2025-02-22T22:48:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T22:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notes.zj1963.com\/?p=74"},"modified":"2025-02-22T22:48:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T22:48:20","slug":"group-pages-with-categories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notes.zj1963.com\/?p=74","title":{"rendered":"Group Pages with Categories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Can You Group Pages by Category in WordPress?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By default, WordPress does not support categories for pages<\/strong> (only for posts). However, you can still group pages using categories by using plugins or custom code<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1\ufe0f\u20e3 Using a Plugin (Easy Method)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The easiest way to add categories to pages<\/strong> is by using a plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccc Recommended Plugin: <\/strong>Pages with Category and Tag<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd39 Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2705 Adds category and tag support to pages<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2705 Lets you filter and display pages by category<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2705 Works with WordPress menus and widgets<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd39 How to Use:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Install & activate the \u201cPages with Category and Tag\u201d<\/strong> plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Go to Pages \u2192 Categories<\/strong> (just like posts).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Assign categories to pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Use the following shortcode to display grouped pages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[query_pages category_name=\"your-category\"]<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
(Replace “your-category” with the actual category name.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2\ufe0f\u20e3 Adding Categories to Pages via Custom Code (Advanced)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you don\u2019t want a plugin, you can manually enable categories for pages<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udd39 Step 1: Add This Code to Your Theme\u2019s functions.php File<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
function add_categories_to_pages() {\n    register_taxonomy_for_object_type('category', 'page');\n}\nadd_action('init', 'add_categories_to_pages');<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udccc This will enable categories for pages<\/strong>, allowing you to group them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udd39 Step 2: Display Pages by Category<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
To list pages by category in a template, use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<?php\n$pages = get_posts(array(\n    'post_type' => 'page',\n    'category_name' => 'your-category',\n    'posts_per_page' => -1\n));\n\nforeach ($pages as $page) {\n    echo '<a href=\"' . get_permalink($page->ID) . '\">' . $page->post_title . '<\/a><br>';\n}\n?><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udccc Replace “your-category” with your desired category name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3\ufe0f\u20e3 Alternative: Use Custom Taxonomies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead of categories, you can create a custom taxonomy<\/strong> for pages (e.g., \u201cPage Groups\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udd39 Add This Code to functions.php<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
function create_page_taxonomy() {\n    register_taxonomy('page_category', 'page', array(\n        'label' => 'Page Categories',\n        'hierarchical' => true,\n        'show_admin_column' => true,\n    ));\n}\nadd_action('init', 'create_page_taxonomy');<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udccc This will create a new taxonomy called Page Categories<\/strong> in the WordPress admin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83c\udfaf Best Option for You?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 \u2705 Use a Plugin<\/strong> if you want an easy, no-code solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 \u2705 Use Custom Code<\/strong> if you prefer a lightweight, customizable option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 \u2705 Use Custom Taxonomies<\/strong> if you want a more advanced grouping system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you need help displaying these grouped pages on your site? \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Can You Group Pages by Category in WordPress? By default, WordPress does not support categories for pages (only for posts). However, you can still group pages using categories by using plugins or custom code. 1\ufe0f\u20e3 Using a Plugin (Easy Method) The easiest way to add categories to pages is by using a plugin. \ud83d\udccc Recommended Plugin: Pages with Category and Tag […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/notes.zj1963.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/notes.zj1963.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/notes.zj1963.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notes.zj1963.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notes.zj1963.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/notes.zj1963.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75,"href":"https:\/\/notes.zj1963.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions\/75"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/notes.zj1963.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=74"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notes.zj1963.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=74"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notes.zj1963.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}