Title: Categories (syntax) Last modified: September 5, 2024 --- # Categories (syntax) * Resolved [kebikec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kebikec/) * (@kebikec) * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/categories-syntax/) * Hello, * I have a category structure with 4 levels in my posts. (some posts stay at level 2 or 3) * As you can see from the attached photo, I tried to write the category structure in several formats, but I could not figure out how to write it. [https://imgtr.ee/images/2024/09/05/e04958c6687134c9e15f9832c538ab44.png](https://imgtr.ee/images/2024/09/05/e04958c6687134c9e15f9832c538ab44.png) * {Categories}{Categories-2}{Categories-3}{Categories-4} {Categories}/{Categories- 2}/{Categories-3}/{Categories-4} * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcategories-syntax%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * Thread Starter [kebikec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kebikec/) * (@kebikec) * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/categories-syntax/#post-17996897) * let me answer my own question 🙂 * {Categories}**>**{Categories-2}**>**{Categories-3}**>**{Categories-4} it’s supposed to be like this. * In my test, I only used a data with 2 levels full. {Categories-2} came selected. But I want **all** filled levels to be selected.How can I write this?(I looked at the documentation and there is nothing) * Plugin Author [Smackcoders Inc.,](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smackcoders/) * (@smackcoders) * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/categories-syntax/#post-17998926) * Hi [@kebikec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kebikec/), * Thank you for your patience! For setting up your category structure with multiple levels, you should use the following format: * `parent,parent>child,child>grand-child,Uncategorized` * In this format, each level is separated by a `>`, and you list multiple categories separated by commas. * For example, if you have categories like: - Parent - Child - Grand-child - Uncategorized * You would structure it as shown. This should allow you to properly select and import all levels of categories. * ![](https://wordpress.org/671be13b-3790-4244-8fd4-c79d58f93569) * To see how it works, you can refer to this sample XML file: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l6ICVESCEMaMKF7HMeFmMtcyuuEYvXj8/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l6ICVESCEMaMKF7HMeFmMtcyuuEYvXj8/view?usp=sharing) * Please let me know if you need further assistance! * [Anthony](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcmobilemedia/) * (@hcmobilemedia) * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/categories-syntax/#post-18006617) * I have a question along the same lines, only with importing a .csv file rather than XML. * I have a Parent>Child>Grand-child category structure. To keep it clean on the front-end, I only select the Grand-child category, not the Child or Parent. How would I enter my category into the .csv in order to replicate this in a bulk import, where only the Grand-child is selected? When I enter Parent>Child>Grand- child into the .csv all three are selected in the post. * Plugin Author [Smackcoders Inc.,](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smackcoders/) * (@smackcoders) * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/categories-syntax/#post-18008133) * To achieve the desired result, please enter only the Grand-child category name in the ‘post_category’ field of your import file. This ensures that only the Grand-child category is selected during the bulk import, keeping the Parent and Child categories unselected. * [Anthony](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hcmobilemedia/) * (@hcmobilemedia) * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/categories-syntax/#post-18008952) * Ahh okay. Thank you. That worked. For some reason I didn’t think it would recognize the existing category or the fact that it was a child category, but it properly detected existing categories and their grand-child or child level. * Plugin Author [Smackcoders Inc.,](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smackcoders/) * (@smackcoders) * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/categories-syntax/#post-18012066) * Glad to hear it worked for you! 😊 If you need any more help, feel free to ask. 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