Categories (Custom Taxonomy)

Herodotus includes its own taxonomy: herodotus_category.

Creating Categories

1. Go to Herodotus → Categories.
2. Enter a Name (e.g., "Science").
3. Enter a Slug (e.g., science) — used in shortcodes and URLs.
4. (Optional) Add a Description.
5. Click Add New Category.

Assigning Categories

When editing a Herodotus event, you'll see the Categories metabox in the right sidebar. Check one or more categories.

How Categories Are Displayed

• On event cards: A category label appears as a tag/badge.
• On single event pages: The category is shown prominently.
• Archive pages: Each category has its own archive page at yoursite.com/herodotus-category/science/

Filtering by Category

Use the category shortcode attribute:

[herodotus category="science"]

This shows only today's events that belong to the "science" category.