Introduction:

When it comes to Blogger.com, there are no built-in categories, only labels. However, this Blogger tutorial will guide you on how to manually establish categories in your Blogger blog by utilizing the existing labels. This way, you can effectively group articles under specific labels for easy navigation. While it might not be the most seamless solution, it allows you to present your most popular articles under logical headings.

 

This article is primarily aimed at new and beginner bloggers, although it's applicable to all Blogger users (Blogspot bloggers). The great part is, you won't need to make any template changes to implement these categories into your Blogger blog.

 

Creating Categories from Labels:

 

To start adding categories to your Blogger blog, follow these straightforward steps:

 

1. Determine Your Groupings:

   Decide how you want to group your articles based on the labels you've applied and what heading you want to assign to each group.

 

2. Get the Label URL:

   Begin with your first category by navigating to the label's individual page. You can do this by clicking on the label in your sidebar. Copy the URL from your browser's address bar (simply right-click and select copy). For instance, the URL for the "Blogger Tips" label on this site would be something like:

 

   [http://dailybloggingtips.blogspot.com//search/label/Blogger%20Tips](http://dailybloggingtips.blogspot.com//search/label/Blogger%20Tips)

 

3. Access Blogger Dashboard:

   Head over to your Blogger Dashboard and go to "Design" > "Page Elements."

 

4. Add a Gadget:

   In the sidebar, click "Add a Gadget" and select "Links List."

 

5. Configure the Link List:

   A dialog box will appear; here, paste the link to your label into the "New Site URL" box.

 

This process will help you effectively organize your blog content into categories, making it easier for your readers to find what they're looking for.

Here's the continuation of the rephrased text for your blog:

 

6. Label the Categories:

 

   In the "New Site Name" text box, enter the name of your label or any alternative text you prefer.

 

7. Title Your Categories:

 

   Use "Categories" as the title.

 

8. Sort Your Categories:

 

   You can choose to sort your categories alphabetically, in reverse alphabetical order, or choose not to sort them at all.

 

9. Add Links:

 

   Click "Add Link" to include the link in your new categories list.

 

10. Save Your Changes:

 

   Once you've added the links, click "Save."

 

11. Organize Your Categories:

 

   For every label you want to include in your Categories Section, copy the link and add it to the "Configure Links List." By the end of this process, you'll have two or more categories in your list.

 

12. Arrange the Order:

 

   Use the up and down arrows for each link to rearrange them until you achieve the desired order.

 

Limit the Number of Posts in Categories Section:

 

If you wish to limit the number of posts displayed in your new categories section, you can do so by adjusting the URLs for each label as follows:

 

From:

 

[http://yoursite.blogspot.com/search/label/CategoryName](http://yoursite.blogspot.com/search/label/CategoryName)

 

To:

 

[http://yoursite.blogspot.com/search/label/CategoryName?max-results=max number of posts to display](http://yoursite.blogspot.com/search/label/CategoryName?max-results=max number of posts to display)

 

For example, if you want to limit the "Blogger Tutorials" category on your site to display only 25 posts, you would use the following URL:

 

[http://dailybloggingtips.blogspot.com/search/label/blogger%20Tips?max-results=25](http://dailybloggingtips.blogspot.com/search/label/blogger%20Tips?max-results=25)

 

This Blogger tutorial demonstrates how to manually integrate a categories section into the sidebar of your Blogger Blog (Blogspot blog) using the Link List widget.