If you would like to add a new category to one of the available modules, it is a similar process to how you would create it through the Municipal Websites Central platform on a desktop or laptop computer.
Who can use this feature?
System Administrator
Instructions
Select the Module you would like to add a new category to
Select + to add a category
Note:
If your screen is blank, that means you do not have permission to access the module. You will need to contact one of your System Administrators to discuss access.
Fill out the fields
Category Title: Title of the category
Brief Description: Brief description of what will be in the category
Show Lead In: This allows you to choose to show the lead in the text to never, always, or only if the full text is blank for the items in the category
Email List: Allows events in this category to send to a list of email subscribers
Allow Subscribers: Allows people to subscribe to a list on their own
Allow SMS: Allows people to subscribe to SMS updates
Add/Modify Item RSS Behavior
Include in RSS Feed: Will include the blog in a user's RSS feed; this includes new and modified items
Do Not Include in RSS Feed: Will not include the blog in a user's RSS feed; this includes new and modified items
Always Ask: Will ask for each item if you would like it to be included
Category Permissions: This allows you to set permissions for the category
Show Category Archives to Public: Allows the archived items to be viewed by the public
Select desired Category Permissions (if necessary)
Select the checkmark to view Saving Options
Save: Allows you to come back to and work on it later
Save and Publish: Saves the changes and publishes them to the live site