If you like to create a page that automatically shows all the posts in a certain Category or Label in Blogger. Aka you want to create a Category Page in Blogger.
You may have already tried to do this by creating a page with the same name as the Category or Label. And that didn’t work. It’s just a blank page.
This is because you can’t “create” Category Pages in Blogger .
It’s an automagical process that the system does for you.
It’s great the system just creates them automagically. But you have to know how to use these automatically created pages and add them to a menu or other link like a Promo Box.
If you’re confused about this, you are not alone!
This is probably the most common support question we get from our Blogger/Blogspot users.
We do cover this in our template setup tutorials but I also wanted to write a quick how to post for all Blogger users who might not be using our designs.
So, here goes. How to add Category Pages to your Blogger site using the automagical pages created by Blogger!
STEP 1: ADD LABELS TO YOUR POSTS
In order to have Category Pages, you need to have categories assigned to your posts.
The Blogger system uses a very simple, non-hierarchical system to allow you to group posts by similar topic. They call this system “Labels” .
Non-hierarchical means there are no sub-categories , just a single level of categories. This is kind of a shame, but it does keep things simple.
HOW TO ADD A LABEL TO A POST:
1. Go to the Blogger Dashboard.
2. Click on the “Posts” link on the left-hand side.
3. Click on the title of the post to edit.
Blogger Dashboard – Posts Page
4. In the Post Editor, on the right-hand side, are the Post Settings.
5. Click on the Labels settings.
Blogger Post Editor – Post Settings
6. In the field, type in your new category. Separate multiple categories with commas.
Add Labels to your Post
7. You can also quickly add Labels by clicking on the existing labels listed below the field.
* HINT: Labels are sensitive to spaces and capitalization.
Featured and featured are NOT the same in the eyes of Blogger.
8. When done adding Labels, click the orange Update button at the top of the Post Editor.
STEP 2: FIND YOUR CATEGORY/LABEL PAGE URL (AKA WEB LINK)
There are 2 ways to find the link to your Category or Label Page:
METHOD 1: LABEL GADGET
If you already have a Label gadget installed on your blog in the sidebar, skip to step #6.
Note: Your Layout page may look a bit different depending on the template you are using. But the principles are the same.
1. On the Blogger Dashboard, click on the Layout link in the left-hand column.
2. Find your sidebar area and click on the Add a Gadget link.
Blogger Layout Page
3. The Add a Gadget popup will appear. Find the Labels gadget in the list.
4. Click blue plus icon next to the gadget name to add it to your blog.
Add a Labels Gadget to your sidebar
5. The Configure Labels popup will open.
Set your options (not really important) and click the orange Save button.
6. Now, go to the front view of your blog. Find the Labels gadget in the sidebar.
7. Click on the Label you want to “create” a page for. You will be taken to the automagical Category Page.
Click the label in the gadget to open the Category Page
8. Find the page link in the URL field at the top of your web browser. Copy and paste this link into a custom menu link in your Blogger menu or use for other links like Promo Boxes, etc.
Find the Category Page URL in your browser
METHOD 2: POST LABELS
If your blog layout displays the Categories/Labels in the post layout, this is a quick and easy way to find your Category Page web link.
1. On the front view of your blog, find a post with the label you want to use.
2. Click on the label link. You will be taken to the automagical Category Page.
Click on the Label from your Post
3. Find the page link in the URL field at the top of your web browser. Copy and paste this link into a custom menu link in your Blogger menu or use for other links like Promo Boxes, etc.
Find the Category Page URL in your browser
HOW TO USE THE CATEGORY/LABEL PAGE LINK
Blogger templates and themes generally use one of 2 kinds of gadgets for their menus: Pages Gadget or Link List Gadget.
ADD CATEGORY/LABEL LINK TO PAGES MENU
1. On your Blogger Dashboard, go to the Layout page.
2. Find your Pages gadget .
Find your Pages gadget
3. Click on the Edit link.
4. The Configure Page List popup will open.
5. Click the Add external link link.
Click the Add External Link option
6. The New Page > Web Address popup will open.
Add your link
7. In the Page Title field, enter the link name to be shown in your menu.
8. In the Web Address (URL) field, paste your Category/Label page link.
9. Click the Save Link button.
10. Back in the Configure Page List window, click the orange Save button to save your new link.
ADD CATEGORY/LABEL LINK TO LINK LIST MENU
1. On your Blogger Dashboard, go to the Layout page.
2. Find your menu Link List gadget.
Find your menu link list gadget
3. Click on the Edit link.
4. The Configure Link List popup window will open.
Add your link
5. In the New Site Name field, enter the link name to be shown in your menu.
6. In the New Site URL field, paste your Category/Label page link.
7. Click the Add Link button to add your link.
8. Click the Save button to save your new link.
SUM IT UP
Creating a Category Page in Blogger can be confusing if you’re not sure how to go about it. Blogger automagically creates the pages for you. You just need to find the page link and use it in your menus or for other links.
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