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1. sourcreamandjellybeans
   Member
   May 21, 2012, 9:56 PM

   Hi, I'm new here and I'm a lot confused, I understand how to post & page..atleast I think, but I want the side bar to have categories and sub-categories and it not to be up top near the header....like this

   Recipe - main category
   Chocolate chip cookies - sub category

   I've searched all day through the help and support, either I'm just not getting it, or I can't do what I want

   please help

   The blog I need help with is sourcreamandjellybeans.wordpress.com.

2. raincoaster
   Member
   May 21, 2012, 9:59 PM

   We can't help you without the URL of your blog, starting with http. As well, have you gone through http://learn.wordpress.com? It answers most basic questions.

3. sourcreamandjellybeans
   Member
   May 21, 2012, 10:06 PM

   oh sorry, thats the blog address right? sourcreamandjellybeans.wordpress.com

   and yes i've looked through that learn.wordpress.com, i tried the the directions but i guess i just dont get it

4. timethief
   Member
   May 21, 2012, 10:12 PM

   At wordpress.com, you organize posts by categorizing them and then you can either put the categories widget into the sidebar, or you can create a custom menu and put the categories into the custom menu. When we publish a post it automatically appears on the running page for posts and also on the Categories pages and Archives pages. Note: There must be one published post in each Category in order for there to be anything to display.

5. sourcreamandjellybeans
   Member
   May 21, 2012, 10:16 PM

   ok let me look into that and see if i can figure it out, thanks

6. timethief
   Member
   May 21, 2012, 10:20 PM

   You creat categories in your dashboard. You assign sub-categories to parent categories. Category parent – If you want to nest a category within a category, select the parent category. Otherwise leave at None. You display them in the sidebar in a categories widget. There must be one published post in each Category and sub-category in order for there to be anything to display.
   http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/#adding-categories-via-the-dashboard

7. sourcreamandjellybeans
   Member
   May 21, 2012, 10:42 PM

   ok i think im screwing everything up. i went to menus and creted, i went to categories and creat it, but its not in the sidebar, did i not do it right, and do i create it under post or page, am i making sense?

8. sourcreamandjellybeans
   Member
   May 21, 2012, 10:43 PM

   maybe i should just delete and start over

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