Add & Manage a Category in the Resource Directory

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You can add categories to your Resource Directory to make it more organized and easy to navigate.

Important Note:

Unlike other modules, permissions for the Resource Directory are set for the entire module and cannot be set at the category level.

Add a Category

Who can use this feature?

System Administrator | Owner

  1. Sign in to your site

  2. Go to Modules and on the Content tab, select Resource Directory Modules menu with Resource Directory selected.

  3. Select the Categories tab Categories tab.

  4. Select Add CategoryAdd category button.

  5. Fill in the category fields Category fields.

    • Category Name: Create a name for your category

      Note: Insert either a single category name or a semicolon-separated list.

    • Show Archives: Allows you to choose whether this category shows in the archives or not

  6. Select Save or Save and Publish at the top of the page Save buttons.

    • Save: Saves but does not make the category publicly viewable

    • Save and Publish: Allows you to save and publish to the live site

Modify a Category

Who can use this feature?

System Administrator | Owner | Publisher

  1. Sign in to your site

  2. Navigate to Modules and on the Content tab, select Resource DirectoryModules menu with Resource Directory selected.

  3. Select the Categories tab Categories tab.

  4. Select the Category you want to modify Select a category.

  5. Modify the Category Name and choose whether or not to Show Archives Category name text box and show archives drop-down menu.

  6. Click Save in the top right Save button.

Delete a Category

Who can use this feature?

System Administrator | Owner | Publisher

  1. Sign in to your site

  2. Navigate to Modules and on the Content tab, select Resource DirectoryModules menu with Resource Directory selected.

  3. Navigate to the Categories tab Web Central Resource Directory Categories.

  4. Select Choose an Action and then Unpublish next to the category you wish to deleteChoose an action drop-down menu, unpublish.

  5. Once unpublished, select Choose an Action and then DeleteChoose an action drop-down menu, delete.

  6. Select OK on the popup, asking, Are you sure you want to delete this category? Confirm delete pop-up, okay button.