Learn how to create and edit categories in Joomla and K2.
ACCESSING K2 CATEGORIES
1) Login to administrative back-end for your website.
- Open your browser and go to: www.yoursite.com/administrator.
- Type in your username and password and log in.
2) Select K2 Categories
- If your Administration page is showing a “Quick Icons” listing as in figure 1 below, do not use this. Instead, click on the “K2 Quick Icons” drop down menu, located below the “Quick Icons” listing (figure 2).
- Click on the “Categories” button in the “K2 Quick Icons” listing (shown below in green).
CHANGE/CREATE A NEW K2 CATEGORY
Create New K2 Category – Click on the “New” button, located towards the upper right corner and marked by an orange and white “plus” sign. (shown below in red).
Edit Existing K2 Category – Select the category you would like to edit from the category listing (shown below in yellow).
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SAVING CHANGES!
- Whenever you make changes in K2, remember to click on the “Save” button, marked by an orange check (shown below in yellow).
- After saving your changes, in order to leave the Edit Category page, click on the “Cancel” button, marked by a red and white “x” (shown below in red).
- You can expedite the process by clicking the “Save & Close” or “Save & New” buttons depending on if you want to save and return to the menu or save and create a new category.
TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS
- You can modify the title and/or description via the title text field (shown below in red) and the description text field (shown below in yellow).
- Titles and descriptions may or may not be used depending on how your site is configured.
UPLOADING IMAGES
For a more detailed description of how to upload and edit images, please see our tutorial on “IMAGES & QUALITY”.
- You can upload an image via the image field located next to the content/description tab (shown below in red).
- Just simply select “Choose File” (shown below in yellow) and find the file on your computer.
- If you would like to delete your image, check the box located at the bottom (shown below in blue), and click the orange save button.
