Question on Niche Site "Categories"

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   Solarasposted 4 years ago

   I ask these questions because on PetHelpful there is a category for Dog Names, but not one for Cat Names.  So I am curious about:
   
   Does having a specific category for a topic help it with SEO?
   
   If so, how many articles are necessary to create a new category on a niche site?
   
   Are developers too busy to take the time to create new categories or is this an easy fix?
   
   Thanks in advanced for any info.

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      samanthacubbisonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Looks like there is a "Name" category for both. Does your hamburger menu look different?
      
      
      
      

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   Solarasposted 4 years ago

   Absolutely. I have nothing like these choices from the menu. 
   
   Dog names is buried under selecting a dog.  I find nowhere for cat names under anything.  These abbreviated "hamburger menus" are not what comes up from the Hubpages Author's view.   
   
   Thanks for looking into it.

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      samanthacubbisonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      So when you're on the main page, you don't see this? A hamburger menu is one that opens on the left-hand side when you click on an icon similar to the one in the screenshot (three horizontal lines).
      
      

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         Solarasposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         When I create a new hub, I browse the categories available to Cats and Cat Breeds, "Names" is not an option for me to select, unless it is buried in a tree like "cat litter" that I would not think to look in.  Try creating an article about cats, and see where the "name" category shows up.  I can't find it. 
         
         It may exist as a category on Pethelpful, but I don't think it is on the HubPages platform where we create.

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            samanthacubbisonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            That doesn't matter because when your article goes through curation, we assign it to one of the categories you see on the homepage or in the hamburger menu. That initial choice the author makes is just to help guide the article to the correct editor.

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               Solarasposted 4 years agoin reply to this

               Okay - Thanks for that info!

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                  samanthacubbisonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                  Np. It is a bit confusing!

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                     Solarasposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                     Thanks again - I appreciate your messing with the forums ... so much to avoid.

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                        samanthacubbisonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                        It's my job! But I appreciate that.
                        
                        As I was only 99.9% sure, I verified with someone who really knows what they're doing. The categories are harmless in terms of SEO on PetHelpful.

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   eugbugposted 4 years ago

   If I can hijack this thread, can "miscellaneous" be added to categories in the side menu? Miscellaneous articles can only be discovered by organic search or by reference but not by navigating a site.

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      Solarasposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Hijackers are welcome here.

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      samanthacubbisonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Nope! Not right now, anyway.

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   Solarasposted 4 years ago

   To my original question, does it make any difference for SEO to have an assigned category for Cat names, rather than just a search for any title containing the words: cat and names

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