Hi
Joomla 5 – could you please advise whether it is possible to assign multiple categories (not tags) to a single article?
For example, one news article needs to belong to Category A, B, and C at the same time.
I would like to have a filter that displays this article when A, B, or C is selected.
How to do this? or what extension can do?
Thank you
Kind rergards,
Thanya W.
Hi Thanya,
In Joomla, an article can only be assigned to one category. Joomla does not natively support assigning multiple categories to a single article.
If assigning multiple categories is a strict requirement, this can only be achieved using third-party extensions, as it is not supported by Joomla core.
Some extensions that can help include:
• FLEXIcontent (supports advanced category relationships)
• K2 (older, but supports multiple categories)
Please note that using extensions changes the default Joomla content structure and adds additional complexity.
In short: Multiple categories per article is not possible in Joomla core.
Kind regards,
Hi Thanya.
It's possible since J3, but you have to buy an extension: CW Multicategories
I used it for many years in the past. About J5 support, hard to say. I don't know alternatives.
Thanks Ziaul Kabir and Paul Frankowski
I will try.
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Thank you!
