How to Display Post Categories in the Calendar

Showing the post categories can make planning your content much easier.

To display post categories in the calendar, start by visiting the Settings menu.

Open settings page

In the Settings page, locate the Show post categories in the calendar option, and click the toggle switch to enable the category display.

enable post categories

Next, click the Display colors choices link to reveal the category color options.

customize category colors

You’ll see all the top-level categories, each with a color picker beside it.

category color pickers

Sub-categories are hidden and use the same color as their parent category.

To change the color associated with a category, click on the gray color thumbnail to reveal the color picker. Then to customize the color, select one of the swatches, enter a hex code, or use the color slider.

color picker

When you’re happy with the selected color, click the Save button in the color picker to save it.

Repeat this for each of your categories, and once you’re finished, click the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page.

When you return to the calendar, you’ll see the categories displaying above the post titles using the colors you’ve selected.

Posts with categories displaying

Please note that if a sub-category is used, the parent category is omitted. This is also true for sub-sub-categories. If a post has multiple top-level categories, they will all be displayed.

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