Categories

Categories are a standard WordPress taxonomy used to organize and group your uploaded videos. Just like post categories, video categories help you classify and filter your video content.

What are Video Categories?

Video Categories work exactly like WordPress post categories - they provide a hierarchical way to organize your videos into logical groups. Each video can belong to one or more categories.

Key Features:

• Standard WordPress taxonomy (familiar interface)
• Hierarchical structure (parent and child categories)
• Multiple categories per video
• Filter videos by category
• Works with all WordPress category features

Creating Categories

1. Go to Vimeify → Categories in WordPress admin
2. Enter category name (e.g., "Tutorials")
3. Select parent category (optional, for hierarchy)
4. Click Add New Category

Example Structure:

Tutorials
├── Beginner
├── Intermediate
└── Advanced

Marketing
├── Product Demos
└── Webinars

Assigning Categories to Videos

During Upload

1. Upload your video file
2. Find the Categories panel on the right sidebar
3. Check the boxes for relevant categories
4. Click Publish

After Upload

1. Go to Vimeify → Videos
2. Click on a video to edit
3. Check/uncheck categories in the sidebar
4. Click Update

Using Categories to Filter Videos

In WordPress Admin

Filter videos in the admin list:

• Go to Vimeify → Videos
• Use category dropdown at top
• Select category to filter

On Frontend

Display videos from specific categories:

[vimeify_videos_table category="tutorials"]

[vimeify_videos_grid category="webinars"]

Categories vs Galleries

Feature	Categories	Galleries
Type	Taxonomy	Custom Post Type
Purpose	Classify videos	Display collections
Structure	Hierarchical	Flat
Best For	Organization	Display

Use Categories For: Classification and filtering Use Galleries For: Curated collections and display

Next Steps

• Galleries - Create video collections
• Video Management - Manage your videos
• Table Element - Display videos by category
• Grid Element - Category-filtered grids (Pro)