Step 13 Categorize Post and Add Tags

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Assign the WordPress post to its SEO Tree branch category and add attribute tags so readers, agents, and the REST API can pull it by topic, stage, and entity.

Category: Content Factory – Post

Use this when the article exists as a WordPress draft (Step 12 done) and its taxonomy must be set before SEO configuration.

Inputs

  • Draft post in WordPress
  • The site's category taxonomy – categories are SEO Tree branches, established per /internal-linking Step 2
  • The article's GCT and its intended position on the SEO Tree

Steps

  1. Identify the SEO Tree branch this article supports: which trunk topic, which branch subtopic? If no branch fits, stop – you may be about to create an orphan; resolve placement (see place-content-on-seo-tree-with-proper-links) before continuing.
  2. In the Categories panel, check the one branch category that matches. One primary category; add a second only when the piece genuinely serves two branches. Never leave a post "Uncategorized."
  3. Add tags as attributes, not topics: content stage (e.g., Stage: Post where the site uses Content Factory stage tags), format (one-minute video, case study, audit), people and companies featured, and cross-cutting Topic: tags.
  4. Reuse existing tags via autocomplete. Never create near-duplicates ("dollar-a-day" vs "dollar a day") – duplicate tags fracture the taxonomy.
  5. Open the category archive and confirm the post will sit beside true siblings; if the archive is empty or mismatched, re-check the taxonomy against /internal-linking Step 2 before publishing.
  6. Save the draft and proceed to Step 14a (RankMath).

Definition of done (QA checklist)

  • Post assigned to exactly one correct SEO Tree branch category (two max) – not Uncategorized
  • Tags are reused attributes (stage, format, people, companies, topics); zero new duplicate tags
  • Category archive lists the post among genuine topical siblings
  • An agent could retrieve this post via REST API by category + stage tag
  • Linked back to the definitive article and relevant siblings
  • Complies with Blog Posting Guidelines (if it publishes content)

Example(s)

  • Example needed – run the Meta-Article Prompt after first real run. Good first candidate: a Marko Sipila (HVAC Quote) article categorized under its service branch with Stage: Post tagging.

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