Creating Categories in the Aggregator

Categories in the aggregator are different and separate from the taxonomy system: you cannot use the same categories that you would create under administer » categories.  That said, you can use aggregator categories to create 'bundles' of feeds.

1. Go to administer » aggregator then click on the add category tab.
2. Add a title to the category, then a description.
3. If you wish to have a block of the last x items from that category, select the number of items in "Latest items block". To place the block on your sidebar, go to administer » blocks and look for the category you just created.

Now every time you add a feed, you can select a category which the items will automatically appear under. Alternatively, you can tag individual items in your aggregator to appear in a category.

Each category has its own URL, which can be URL aliased if the path module is enabled. The URL for the Vancouver blogs section of the aggregator at Urban Vancouver illustrates this: it is is category of Vancouver-based weblogs given an URL alias. The system path is aggregator/categories/3 (replace 3 with the appropriate category ID) and even individual sources can be given their own URL on your site, the system path being aggregator/sources/3 (3 being the source ID).

Categorizing Individual Items in the Aggregator

1. Make sure you're logged in.
2. To get to the categorization screen click news aggregator on your sidebar navigation
3. Here you have two options:
1. click the categories, then the "more" link beneath the category you wish to look at, then the categorize tab.
2. click sources, then the feed name you with to look at, then the categorize tab.
4. You will be presented with a list of items to categorize, plus to the right, the categories which you can assign to each item. If you have the multiple-select option enabled in the aggregator configuration, you can select more than one category for an item by holding down CTRL (PC) or CMD (Mac) and clicking on each category.