Categories and tags in WordPress serve as a way to organize your content. While both help in structuring your content and improving user navigation, they have distinct roles. Example 1: Think of categories as the table of contents in a book. They provide a general overview of the topics on your website. For instance, on a cooking blog, categories might include “Desserts,” “Main Courses,” and “Beverages.” Example 2: Tags, on the other hand, are like the index at the back of a book. They pinpoint specific details within your posts. Using the cooking blog example, for a post in the “Desserts” category, you might have tags like “chocolate,” “vegan,” or “no-bake.” Example 3: When creating a post in WordPress, you can select or add new categories on the right-hand side. Below that, you can also add tags relevant to the post, making sure they genuinely represent the content.