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raincoaster on "Move existing posts to new category without 'republishing'?"

raincoaster — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:59:46 +0000

You're welcome. We all had to learn this stuff once.

wordwatchtowers on "Move existing posts to new category without 'republishing'?"

wordwatchtowers — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:42:13 +0000

Thanks for your patience, raincoaster - I'll do the same.x

raincoaster on "Move existing posts to new category without 'republishing'?"

raincoaster — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:35:18 +0000

Yes, just look at my blog. You can use up to ten per post with no risk of getting booted off the Global Tag Pages. More than that and you're walking on thin ice.

wordwatchtowers on "Move existing posts to new category without 'republishing'?"

wordwatchtowers — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:11:40 +0000

Hi Raincoaster - do you mean you post stuff in more than one category?

raincoaster on "Move existing posts to new category without 'republishing'?"

raincoaster — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:55:33 +0000

There is no such thing as "too much stuff in one category." Why do you think it's a zero-sum game? My posts typically have about 10 categories EACH.

wordwatchtowers on "Move existing posts to new category without 'republishing'?"

wordwatchtowers — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:30:24 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to assist me.

husdal - I don't want to delete the old category. I have too much stuff in one category, and some of the posts in there need to go into another category which I have yet to create. I think I will achieve this if I follow raincoaster's instruction? Thanks so much.x

husdal on "Move existing posts to new category without 'republishing'?"

husdal — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:00:21 +0000

so do I just go to an existing post, save it in a newly created category, and then delete the existing post?

Ehrm..no. You just add the new category to that (those) post(s) and delete the old category. You do NOT delete the post itself, only the category.

raincoaster on "Move existing posts to new category without 'republishing'?"

raincoaster — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:59:38 +0000

"Save it in a newly created category?"

I don't understand that. You untick the category you don't want it in (if any) and you tick or type in the category you want it in. Then you hit UPdate.

wordwatchtowers on "Move existing posts to new category without 'republishing'?"

wordwatchtowers — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:57:50 +0000

Hi Raincoaster - thanks for that - so do I just go to an existing post, save it in a newly created category, and then delete the existing post? Thanks very much.x

raincoaster on "Move existing posts to new category without 'republishing'?"

raincoaster — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:56:25 +0000

You don't really "move" it at all, so no, it doesn't do anything to the RSS feed except if someone is subscribed to the RSS feed of a particular category, in which case it will show up there.

wordwatchtowers on "Move existing posts to new category without 'republishing'?"

wordwatchtowers — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:02:08 +0000

Hi - I have checked the forums etc, but cannot find out what exactly happens if you move existing posts from an existing category into a newly created category - would they be automatically be sent out to subscribers as a 'new post' or is there any way to prevent this happening? Many thanks.