In WordPress, organizing your content into categories and subcategories is a common practice to help users navigate your website more efficiently. However, sometimes you may want to customize the appearance of subcategories or even hide them altogether. If you’re a beginner looking to achieve this on your US Domain Center-hosted website, you’re in the right place. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to hide or style your subcategories in WordPress.
Step 1: Log in to Your WordPress Dashboard To get started, log in to the admin area of your WordPress website hosted on US Domain Center. You can access your dashboard by adding “/wp-admin” to your domain name in your web browser (e.g., yourdomain.com/wp-admin) and entering your username and password.
Step 2: Navigate to the Appearance Editor Once logged in, navigate to the “Appearance” menu on the left sidebar of your dashboard and click on “Editor.” This will take you to the theme editor where you can modify your theme’s files.
Step 3: Locate the Stylesheet (style.css) File In the theme editor, you’ll see a list of files on the right-hand side. Look for the “style.css” file, which contains the CSS code responsible for styling your website’s appearance. Click on it to open the file.
Step 4: Add Custom CSS Code To hide or style your subcategories, you’ll need to add custom CSS code to the “style.css” file. Below are some common scenarios along with the corresponding CSS code:
Hide Subcategories: If you want to hide subcategories entirely, you can use the following CSS code:
.cat-item.cat-item-<subcategory-ID> {
display: none;
}
Replace “<subcategory-ID>” with the ID of the subcategory you want to hide. You can find the subcategory ID by inspecting the HTML code of your website using your browser’s developer tools.
Style Subcategories: To style the appearance of subcategories, you can use CSS to change their font size, color, background, etc. Here’s an example:
.cat-item.cat-item-<subcategory-ID> {
font-size: 16px;
color: #333;
background-color: #f0f0f0;
padding: 5px 10px;
border-radius: 5px;
}
Again, replace “<subcategory-ID>” with the ID of the subcategory you want to style.
Step 5: Save Changes After adding your custom CSS code, scroll down to the bottom of the “style.css” file editor and click the “Update File” button to save your changes.
Step 6: Preview Your Website Once you’ve saved your changes, visit your website to see the effects. Your subcategories should now be hidden or styled according to the custom CSS code you added.
Congratulations! You’ve successfully hidden or styled your subcategories in WordPress on your US Domain Center-hosted website. With these simple steps, beginners can customize the appearance of their subcategories to better suit their website’s design and layout. If you have multiple subcategories or want to apply the same styling to all subcategories, you can repeat the process for each one or use more generalized CSS selectors to target them collectively.