How To Add or Edit Categories For Post Types
Link: https://support.brilliantdirectories.com/support/solutions/articles/12000001792
Post Types come with pre-set, example categories:
These will need to be replaced with actual categories or deleted to remove the post category option from the post form.
Edit Post Categories
Locate The Post Type
1. Go to My Content > Edit Post Settings
2. Locate the desired post type to edit:
Edit The Categories
1. Look for the Post Categories field
- No spaces
- No special characters
- It's possible to have the first category appear blank on the members drop-down box, and add a "," in front of the first category to achieve this.
Note: The allowed characters for Post Categories are letters, numbers, periods, and apostrophes.
If this is not an option on the site, please check the Software Updates module, which is located on the Dashboard:
Applicable Post Types
These steps apply to the following post types:
Article
Audio File
Classified
Coupon
Discussion
Event
Job Opening
Photo Album
Product
Video
Website - Digital Product
Website Blog Article
Exception: Properties Post Type
The Properties post type does not have a Post Category field in Edit Post Settings. Instead, it uses different classification fields such as Property Status and Property Type. These fields can be edited directly in the Feature - Properties form within the Form Manager.
For more details, refer to the following documentation:
How to Update Property Types Using the Form Manager