Screens and settings
Categories Screen
The parts of the Categories screen, with the taxonomy tabs, the category tree, row labels, the row menu and the category form.
The Catalogue → Categories screen shows subject areas, genres and other taxonomies as trees. The screen needs the category management permission.
Buttons and tabs at the top
- New taxonomy creates a new taxonomy.
- New category adds a new category to the selected taxonomy.
Each taxonomy is a tab, and the tab shows the number of categories. The toolbar below the tab shows the taxonomy's code. Expand all and Collapse all open or close all branches of the tree.
Tree rows
Each row shows the category's Turkish name, its English name if there is one, its slug and its order. The labels on the right of the row are these:
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Number of publications | Records linked to the category. Records in draft and in the trash are counted too |
| EN missing or TR missing | The category has no name in that language |
| Hidden | The category does not appear on the public site |
| Inactive | The category cannot be selected for new records and does not appear on the public site |
Row menu
- Add sub-category adds a new category under the category.
- Edit opens the category's form.
- Merge into another category merges the category into another category with a preview.
- Publications opens the publication list with the records linked directly to this category.
- Delete deletes an empty category. It is disabled if records or sub-categories are linked to the category.
Category form
The form has the Name (Turkish), Name (English), Description (Turkish), Description (English), Parent category, Slug (URL) and Order fields and the Active and Visible on the public site boxes. The Turkish name is required. The effect of each field is explained in Managing Categories.