Team Categories

Organize and display your team members by category. Categories allows you to display people by group on the Teams landing page. Categories are optional.

Add Team Categories

  • In the WordPress Dashboard, go to Team Categories
Kraken Teams categories screen
  • To create a category, in the Name field, enter a category name, then click the Add Teams Category button
  • Leave the Slug field empty as it is created automatically
  • Multiple categories can be created
  • The order in which the categories display on the site can be changed by clicking, holding, and dragging the icon beside the category name, into the position you want
  • Categories can be assigned when adding Team Members or editing existing Team Members

Renaming Team Categories

  • If you want to rename a category, click the Edit link below the category name
  • The Edit Teams Category screen will display
Edit Teams Category screen
  • If you want to rename a category, type in a new Name (eg: New Category Name)
  • You must also manually change the Slug to match the new name. Use only lowercase and separate words with hyphens. (eg: new-category-name)
  • Your modified category will remain assigned to the same team members

Deleting Team Categories

  • To delete a category, click the Delete link below the category name
  • A popup message will display, notifying you that you are about to delete a category permanently, and that once deleted, it cannot be undone.
  • Click Cancel to stop, or OK to delete
  • The deleted category will be removed from the team members it was assigned to