Category Crisis!

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   wearing wellposted 13 years ago

   I would like to be able to publish a hug in two seperate categorys.I cannot include business with social or recycling topics.I'd be grateful for any suggestions please.

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   WryLiltposted 13 years ago

   You could break it down into two hubs and interlink them.
   
   You can only place a hub in one category.

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      wearing wellposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for answering and your good advice Wrylilt.

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   KCC Big Countryposted 13 years ago

   Or...you can publish it in one category and later change it.  I have a few hubs regarding gift buying that I switch around all year long.  Around this time they are under Christmas....later they will be under Mother's Day, then I'll switch and put them under birthdays.  I experiment with categories when they fall into multiple areas.

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      SteveoMcposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      That is great information, I keep learning more and more, this is a neat little trick.   Thanks

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         Website Examinerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         It is rather wonderful.

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      WryLiltposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      What a great idea! I'll add it to my 'there's just too many tips to keep track of' database. Although it definitely is one of the best!

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         Wendy Krickposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I agree! I'm going to start doing that.

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   wearing wellposted 13 years ago

   Great advice KCC Big Country.I didn't know that hubpages allows you to unpublish then republish your hubs into a different category.That's Great!
   Big Thank You to You:)

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      Website Examinerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      You do not have to unpublish the hub to change categories. Simply go into editing mode, click Settings on the right-hand side, click on the category and change it.

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         wearing wellposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I've just realised this!Yet another learning curve.Thank you Website Examiner

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            WryLiltposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            It's advisable never to unpublish and republish a hub - just edit it.
            
            Unpublishing it will will it's age with google, I believe.

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               Website Examinerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               I suppose you mean "will reset its age with Google" or something to that effect.

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                  WryLiltposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  Oooo yes, thanks for the correction. When you spin this much b... er when you type this much every day it gets too easy to go onto auto pilot!

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   Website Examinerposted 13 years ago

   You are very welcome.

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   wearing wellposted 13 years ago

   Thanx again all for your valuable input.Will just re-edit, re-read and eventually re-jig into maybe another category:)P.S.Don't want to give google amnesia by unpublishing ha ha!

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   sunforgedposted 13 years ago

   Google wouldnt notice you were unpublished for a few minutes!
   
   You wouldnt lose age/rank etc. Site owners plop pages about all the time doing maintenance type things.
   
   Entire sites including Hubpages are occasionally "down for maintenance" or "performing scheduled updates"
   
   In this case it wouldnt be necessary to unpublish, so pretty much moot

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