Add An Article To More Categories
sideri.eirini
Good morning. I would like you to tell me how I can add an article to more categories. For example, I have two categories in the article menu and I want a specific article to appear in both categories.
Atick Eashrak Shuvo
Accepted AnswerApolozy for the inconvenience. In Joomla, an article can only be assigned to a single category because the system follows a hierarchical content structure. This approach ensures clear organization and simplifies content management. Since Joomla does not support multi-category assignments natively, each article must belong to one specific category.
Seppe
Accepted AnswerI tried it once to create an extra categorie, like "double". Put all the articles that need to show up in more menu-items in this category. When you make the menu-item, and you define which categories need to be shown, you select the main category you want to show, and the extra "double" category.
I did something like that in the past in J3, and it worked.
Or maybe working with 'tags' is also a solution.
Atick Eashrak Shuvo
Accepted AnswerWhile the method described may have worked as a workaround in Joomla 3, it does not truly assign an article to multiple categories. Instead, it relies on creating an additional category (like "double") and filtering menu items to display multiple categories at once. This approach can work in specific cases but does not change the fundamental limitation that Joomla assigns each article to only one category.
As for tags, they provide a way to group articles beyond category restrictions, but again, they do not change the single-category structure of Joomla.
Seppe
Accepted Answerah ok. just offering a solution that worked for me in the past maybe it could be usefull.... or not :)
sideri.eirini
Accepted AnswerOf course if you can help me. I just think the developers should look into it and fix it.
Atick Eashrak Shuvo
Accepted AnswerApolozy for the inconvenience. The article management system is a core Joomla feature, not a JoomShaper product. As a result, we are unable to modify its functionality. If you would like to see changes in Joomla’s core behavior, we recommend submitting a feature request to the Joomla development team.
Paul Frankowski
Accepted AnswerI can add an article to more categories.
For Joomla there was/is extra premium extension for that, by default Joomla don't allows that.
CW Multicategories - multiple categories for articles || Supported compatibility for Joomla 4.x
sideri.eirini
Accepted AnswerCW Multicategories - multiple categories for articles Supported compatibility for Joomla 4.x, I'm on joomla 5 template giver. Do you think it can play?
Atick Eashrak Shuvo
Accepted AnswerApolozy for the inconvenience. Please review the extension documentation or contact the author to determine whether it meets your requirements.