Categories Overview

The Categories page is used to create and manage category records for specific CMS pages. This guide follows the current cms-blocks-categories flow shown in the latest video.

Video Walkthrough #

Categories Page Overview #

The main Categories screen includes:

• status tabs: Published, Unpublished, Trash
• filters: Search, Language, Platform
• category list columns such as Image, Title, Page, and Modified Date
• Add Category button to open the form

Step 1: Review the Existing Category List #

1. Open Blocks > Categories.
2. Use the status tabs to switch between live, draft, and trash records.
3. Use Search to find a specific category quickly.
4. Use Language and Platform to narrow the list before editing.
5. Click Clear Filter if the expected record does not appear.

Important:

• The same category name can appear differently across language or platform filters.
• Always confirm the currently selected status tab before assuming a record is missing.

Step 2: Create a New Category #

1. Click Add Category.
2. Fill General Details.
3. Fill Categories Properties.
4. Upload the required media.
5. Click Save.

Step 3: Complete the General Details Section #

Fields shown in the video:

• Platform
• Status
• Show For Users

What to do:

• Select the correct platform combination such as Web, Mobile, or both.
• Set Status intentionally. If the category is not ready yet, keep it in Unpublished.
• Use Show For Users to control whether guests, logged-in users, or both user groups can see the category.

Step 4: Complete the Categories Properties Section #

The current form includes:

• Title *
• Language
• Page *
• Alt text
• Media *

Important field notes:

• Title * is the category name that appears in the CMS list.
• Language decides which language version the category belongs to.
• Page * is required. The video clearly shows that the category must be mapped to a target page such as Home, Casino, Promotions, Sports, Live Casino, Games, Virtual Sports, TV Games, or E-sports.
• Alt text should describe the category image.
• Media * is required before saving the record.

Translation note shown in the video:

• A newly created category is first entered on the default Turkish side.
• If the English side is still untranslated, open the category again with Edit.
• Then fill the English version separately, including the title, image/media, and other content fields.
• After both language versions are completed correctly, the category can be shown in both languages.

Step 5: Save and Verify the New Record #

After saving:

1. Return to the category list.
2. Verify that the category appears in the correct status tab.
3. Recheck it with the correct Language and Platform filter combination.
4. Confirm that the Page column matches the intended destination page.

Step 6: Edit an Existing Category #

1. Find the category using Search or the filters.
2. Open Edit from the row actions.
3. Update the required fields.
4. Save again.

Use edit when you need to change:

• the title
• language-specific details
• the page mapping
• alt text
• media/image
• publish state or audience settings

Step 7: Publish, Unpublish, and Trash #

The video shows categories moving through these states:

• Published
• Unpublished
• Trash

Use the row actions to manage lifecycle changes:

• publish a category when it is ready
• move a category back to Unpublished if it should no longer be live
• send a category to Trash when it should be removed from active usage

Step 8: Restore or Recheck from Other Tabs #

If the category is no longer visible:

• check whether Language or Platform filters are hiding it
• open the Unpublished tab
• open the Trash tab
• clear filters and search again

Recommended Operating Flow #

1. Create the category with the correct page mapping.
2. Keep incomplete records in Unpublished.
3. Publish only after the media, language, and page mapping are correct.
4. Use filters before editing so you do not change the wrong record.
5. Check Trash before recreating a category that seems missing.