Title: Stupid newbie problem
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Stupid newbie problem

 *  [chicken legs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chicken-legs/)
 * (@chicken-legs)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stupid-newbie-problem/)
 * Had the website for Christmas (set up for me!) but stuck already. I added a Category
   yesterday but it doesn’t show on the website. It’s still there when I go in as
   Admin.

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stupid-newbie-problem/#post-1838420)
 * Categories don’t show up until there’s a post in them 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [chicken legs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chicken-legs/)
 * (@chicken-legs)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stupid-newbie-problem/#post-1838423)
 * Thanks Ipstenu – *embarrassed blush*
 *  Thread Starter [chicken legs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chicken-legs/)
 * (@chicken-legs)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stupid-newbie-problem/#post-1838425)
 * No, sorry, just checked back and I did put a post in it, which is marked Published.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stupid-newbie-problem/#post-1838434)
 * Can you share the URL?
 *  Thread Starter [chicken legs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chicken-legs/)
 * (@chicken-legs)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stupid-newbie-problem/#post-1838468)
 * Can I Private Message you with it?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stupid-newbie-problem/#post-1838480)
 * If it’s the URL in your profile, I can see it 😉 (super secret moderator powers!)
 * Do you mean it’s not showing on your menu bar or it’s not showing at all?
 *  Thread Starter [chicken legs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chicken-legs/)
 * (@chicken-legs)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stupid-newbie-problem/#post-1838493)
 * I wasn’t sure of giving it as it’s my name. It’s not showing in the topics at
   the top of my website. It’s “Jo’s Gift List”. It has one post “Steak Knives”
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stupid-newbie-problem/#post-1838498)
 * You have to add the categories to your menu bar, and based on your theme, I suspect
   there’s a limit there, given the width.
 *  Thread Starter [chicken legs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chicken-legs/)
 * (@chicken-legs)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stupid-newbie-problem/#post-1838499)
 * Thank you again. My son-in-law who set it up for me is hoping to visit over the
   weekend. Maybe I can come back to you if he can’t help. Thank you again.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stupid-newbie-problem/#post-1838537)
 * Post here : [http://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates](http://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates)
 * And have a title be something like ‘Can’t add new categories to my menu bar’ 
   🙂
 * Theme specialists (of which I am not) are around here 😉

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