Can I create categories 3 months after I launched the website?

  • I have posted many articles, submitted a sitemap, and done all the Google search console related things. Now I realize I better categorize my posts. If I do it now will it affect my website’s presence in any way? Will it change my Google Search Console settings, or SEO related things? Please advise.

    • This topic was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by Andrew Nevins.
    • This topic was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by anticleon.
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  • Yes, you can create categories at any point. I don’t know the answers to your other questions, though.

    Thread Starter anticleon

    (@anticleon)

    Thanks Reed. My main concern is whether it would affect the url and if it will cause a “website not found error” on categorized articles, or even create any indexing related problems.

    Only if you change a post’s category. Just adding content will not affect anything.

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

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    y main concern is whether it would affect the url and if it will cause a “website not found error” on categorized articles, or even create any indexing related problems.

    In short, no. ??

    Thread Starter anticleon

    (@anticleon)

    Thanks Steve. If I categorize them, then do I have to resubmit the sitemap, and does it sort of affect badly on my site on Google Search Console? I am totally new to this and am trying to learn, hence the question. ??

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

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    Google will find your site map changes if you’re previously submitted it. Adding categories can only help your SEO.

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