Sitefinity provides functionality for manipulating categories. They are used to categorize modules based on the Generic
Content module. When they could be applied to a module, they are visible in the Command panel of the specific module.
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The Forums module is an exception as it also provides categories, and is not based
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The screenshot in Figure 1 demonstrates how to create a category in a module. The Categories link (marked red) is available on the Control panel.
Figure 1
Figure 2 shows the listing of all categories created for the Generic Content module in one project:
Figure 2
The above screenshot also shows information about the categories: name, number of items in each category, date of creation, and a Remove link. The name of the category is
a link that leads to a page that displays all items that belong to the given category item. After creating a new category, the value in the Items column will be 0, since
no items have been added yet to this category. This number will change once any item is set to belong to this category.
When creating a new module or editing an existing one, there is a field "Category" under the "Content" field. There, a drop-down menu lists all available categories to
choose from. At the screenshot in Figure 3, the highlighted category is My Every-Day Stories, to which this content module will be assigned:
Figure 3
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