So how are these categories used? Most of the content modules that come with phpWebSite tap in to FatCat.

When you create an event, announcement, or a page there is a multiple select list to choose the category (or categories) to which you want that item associated. To select the category or categories associated to your item, highlight them by clicking each one. Hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard while left clicking to highlight more than one at a time. When you save your item, it will be indexed to the categories you have selected.

Categorization comes in handy when another item shares that category. Let's say I have a pecan pie recipe (my favorite). I go under PageMaster and create the recipe page for it. I decide to assign the page to the category Recipes > Desserts > Pies.

Later I find out there is going to be a pecan pie bake-off where I live. So I post an announcement with the same category. Since I may post a lot of announcements, I decide to post the event to my calendar.

Now when the users come to my site they may see the announcement about the bake off. When they read it, a different box, the What's Related box, will appear showing them the other items that are related to this announcement, namely the calendar event and the recipe page. They can then click the event or the recipe page to get more information. As you add more content and use FatCat to categorize them, the easier and more interactive your site becomes.