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  • xtrapsp
    xtrapsp Subscriber last edited by Sep 18, 2021, 3:08 AM

    Hi all,

    For context, I'm trying to Silo my content more efficiently. I've just moved all content into their own SILO'd categories and removed them from duplicate categories.

    As such, posts now sit only in 1 category. My question here is:

    Should my posts be showing in both the parent category and its sub category or just the sub-category? I've currently got this only showing in the sub-categories it's relevant to.

    For example:
    Post name: Shimano Fishing Rod Review
    Parent Category: Fishing Rods
    Sub Category: Shimano

    And the post only shows inside the Shimano Category

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