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diff --git a/docs/customising/themes.md b/docs/customising/themes.md index a51ed447e..952fcdbcb 100644 --- a/docs/customising/themes.md +++ b/docs/customising/themes.md @@ -125,15 +125,19 @@ You can load extra stylesheets and javascript files by adding them to `lib/theme ## Adding your own categories for public bodies -Categories are implemented in Alaveteli using tags. Specific tags can be -used to group authorities together as a category. Categories themselves -are grouped under category headings on the side of the "View -authorities" page. You can create, edit and reorder categories and -category headings in the admin interface, from the "Categories" admin -menu item. You can apply the category tags you have created to -authorities under the "Authorities" admin menu item. For an authority to -appear under a category, the category's "category tag" must be one of -the tags applied to the authority. +You should add +<a href="{{ site.baseurl }}docs/glossary/#category" class="glossary__link">categories</a> +for the authorities on your site -- Alaveteli will display the authorities grouped +by categories if you have set any up. Alaveteli uses +<a href="{{ site.baseurl }}docs/glossary/#tag" class="glossary__link">tags</a> +to assign authorities to the right categories, but you should add tags anyway +because they are also used by the site's search facility. Together, categories +and tags help your users find the right authority for their request. + +You can set all this up using the +<a href="{{ site.baseurl }}docs/glossary/#admin" class="glossary__link">admin interface</a>. +See [more about categories and tags]({{ site.baseurl }}docs/running/categories_and_tags/) +for details. ## Customising the request states |