Configure Entry Page for Categories and Tags (MT 3)

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To add tags and categories to entries, you must configure the entry page to display these items.

  1. Log on to http://blogs.psu.edu.
  2. Click the link "Create a new entry on this weblog " to the right of the blog.
    Note: You can also
    click on the name of the blog, then the the New Entry button on the left.
  3. On the entry page, click the link for click the link “Customize the display of this page” at the bottom.
    Screen Capture New Entry screen
  4. In the Editor Fields options, select Custom.Place a check next to Categories, Tags and any other items you wish to edit for each entry.
    Note: If you cannot place a check, make sure Custom is selected.
    Screen Capture Entry Options
  5. Click Save to close window and change preferences.
  6. The entry form will be changed to include a Category menu and Tags field.
    Note: The Status menu where you set the publish option may be pushed to the bottom.
    Screen Capture Entry Window with Categories, Tags Added

Add Categories

To add a new category to an entry, select Add new category… in the Category pull-down window. See Add Categories for more details

Add Tags

To add tags to en entry, go to the Tags field and type in a series of words separated by commas (e.g. “blogs, social computing, Web 2.0”). See Add Tags for more details.

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