Wix Blog: Displaying Posts from a Specific Category in Your Post List
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You can use a Post List to showcase posts from any category on any page of your site. This is a great way to let your visitors see the type of posts they can find in other categories.
For example, if you have a blog that's focused on food, you can can choose to display posts from your Desserts category on other pages of your site.

Step 1 | Set up your category
First, you need to set up your category in your blog. Categories are a great way to add structure to your blog posts by grouping similar posts together.
To set up your category:
- Go to Categories in your site's dashboard.
- Click New Category.

- Enter the label for your category under Category label. This label appears in your posts and blog menu.
- (Optional) Edit the last part of the category's URL under Category URL slug. Learn more about updating the category URL slug.
- Enter a title under Category title. This title also appears in search engine results and when you share the category page on social media.
- Enter a description under Category description. This description also appears in search engine results and when you share the category page on social media.
- (Optional) Click the Add icon + under Category image to choose an image for the category. This image also appears when you share the category page on social media.
- Click Save.
Step 2 | Assign blog posts to your category
Once you've set up a new category, you can start assigning your blog posts to the category in your dashboard.
To assign posts to a category:
- Go to Published in your site's dashboard.
- Click Edit next to the post that you want to assign to a category.
- Click Categories.
- Select the categories you want to add the post to under Assign a category.

- Click Publish.
Step 3 | Add a Post List to your site
Next, you need to add a Post List to your site. Adding a Post List allows you to showcase posts from anywhere on your site.
To add a Post List:
- Go to your Editor.
- Select the page that you want the Post List to appear on.
- Open the Add panel:
- Wix Editor: Click Add
on the left side of the Editor.
- Editor X: Click Add Elements
at the top of Editor X.
- Wix Editor: Click Add
- Click Blog.
- Click Post List.
- Select the Post List you want to use, or drag it to position it on the page.
- Click Publish.
Step 4 | Select the category to display
Finally, select the category that you want to display posts from in your Post List.
To select a category:
- Click the Post List in your Editor.
- Click Settings.
- Click the Settings tab.
- Select the category that you want to use under Choose a category.

- Click Publish.
Tip:
You can also customize the design and layout of your Post List to match your site. Learn how to customize your Post List