# How to add blog search and category navigation?

> Adding search and category navigation help in building better SEO hierarchy on the content, it allows users to scan and better understand the content on Blog.

- Source: https://docs.ghlcustomercare.com/docs/sites/blog/how-to-add-blog-search-and-category-navigation
- Section: Sites / Blog
- Reading time: 1 min
- Images: 3, each explained below
- Modified on Mon, 20 May, 2024 at 2:38 PM

---
Adding search and category navigation help in building better SEO hierarchy on the content, it allows users to scan and better understand the content on Blog. 

  
How to add Search and Category Navigation for Blog?

1.  Go to Sites > Blogs
2.  Once you go to Blogs from the list, click on the name of blog and in the list view of blog there is option to Edit the Site
3.  After going to specific blog site editor, there will be option of in Elements of Category Navigation. 
4.  Drag and drop the **Category Navigation** element
5.  While editing, it allows user to add more category in navigation. For Example, click on the Category 1 to edit the Category name and link to the category associated with the blog post. Please do the similar to other category options too. 

-   For Adding the Blog Search, there is option to enable or disable.

![Figure 1](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155026313284/original/lnY0i09cjMg579C9jqycnVsNs04Zq7acXw.jpeg)

**Figure 1**

This screenshot appears in "How to add blog search and category navigation?". The text alongside this image reads: For Adding the Blog Search, there is option to enable or disable. The navigation path used here is Sites > Blogs Once.

- Path: Sites > Blogs Once
- What this covers: For Adding the Blog Search, there is option to enable or disable.
- Controls: Category Navigation

Full procedure:

1. Go to Sites > Blogs
2. Once you go to Blogs from the list, click on the name of blog and in the list view of blog there is option to Edit the Site
3. After going to specific blog site editor, there will be option of in Elements of Category Navigation.
4. Drag and drop the Category Navigation element
5. While editing, it allows user to add more category in navigation. For Example, click on the Category 1 to edit the Category name and link to the category associated with the blog post. Please do the similar to other category options too.

![Figure 2](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155026313282/original/Ya5tsMRTtv5xWarbhMY6jw5RN0FKYrhddw.jpeg)

**Figure 2**

This screenshot appears in "How to add blog search and category navigation?". The text alongside this image reads: For Adding the Blog Search, there is option to enable or disable. The navigation path used here is Sites > Blogs Once.

- Path: Sites > Blogs Once
- What this covers: For Adding the Blog Search, there is option to enable or disable.
- Controls: Category Navigation

Full procedure:

1. Go to Sites > Blogs
2. Once you go to Blogs from the list, click on the name of blog and in the list view of blog there is option to Edit the Site
3. After going to specific blog site editor, there will be option of in Elements of Category Navigation.
4. Drag and drop the Category Navigation element
5. While editing, it allows user to add more category in navigation. For Example, click on the Category 1 to edit the Category name and link to the category associated with the blog post. Please do the similar to other category options too.

![Figure 3](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155026313281/original/HQANH_St0n2oWsPSm4gXUc8Xyw76e1J2sQ.jpeg)

**Figure 3**

This screenshot appears in "How to add blog search and category navigation?". The text alongside this image reads: For Adding the Blog Search, there is option to enable or disable. The navigation path used here is Sites > Blogs Once.

- Path: Sites > Blogs Once
- What this covers: For Adding the Blog Search, there is option to enable or disable.
- Controls: Category Navigation

Full procedure:

1. Go to Sites > Blogs
2. Once you go to Blogs from the list, click on the name of blog and in the list view of blog there is option to Edit the Site
3. After going to specific blog site editor, there will be option of in Elements of Category Navigation.
4. Drag and drop the Category Navigation element
5. While editing, it allows user to add more category in navigation. For Example, click on the Category 1 to edit the Category name and link to the category associated with the blog post. Please do the similar to other category options too.

---

Documentation for GHL Customer Care. Support: support@ghlcustomercare.com