{"id":21,"date":"2014-05-16T01:14:02","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T01:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cashlinqsupport.com\/helpdesk\/?p=21"},"modified":"2014-05-16T01:14:02","modified_gmt":"2014-05-16T01:14:02","slug":"how-do-i-edit-a-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cashlinqhelpdesk.com\/?p=21","title":{"rendered":"How do I edit a Category?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To edit an existing Category (or Subcategory), click on Admin from the top menu and select &#8220;Manage Categories&#8221; from the Categories section.<\/p>\n<p>Note:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Any edits or additions to your Categories or Subcategories will require you to also update and save your giving page to reflect\u00a0your changes (see <a href=\"http:\/\/cashlinqhelpdesk.com\/?faq=my-new-category-is-not-showing-on-my-giving-page-how-do-i-add-it-to-my-giving-page-2\" target=\"_blank\">also<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Editing the name of a Category or Subcategory will automatically update that all transactions associated to that Category or Subcategory to reflect your changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Manage Categories<\/h4>\n<p>You can manage existing categories and subcategories, or add new ones.\u00a0 The table displays the Active Categories by default, but you can view Inactive Categories by selecting the appropriate tab.\u00a0 You can edit, copy, or delete existing categories using the Actions icons in the table.<\/p>\n<p>You can make a Category \u201cInactive\u201d by deselecting the \u201cMake Active\u201d check box and clicking [Update] to save your changes.\u00a0 Inactive categories do not appear on any Giving Page or in any selection or drop-down lists when assigning categories to a Giving Page or Event.\u00a0 Note- Making a Category \u201cActive\u201d again, does not automatically assign it back to your Giving Pages.\u00a0 You must manually reassign categories to any desired Giving Pages when making the Category \u201cActive\u201d 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