# Merging Categories Best Practice

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/merging-categories-best-practice/138591>\
**Category:** Knowledge Base Tool\
**Tags:** content\
**Created:** [August 26, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/merging-categories-best-practice/138591 "2025-08-26T15:29:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/merging-categories-best-practice/138591/3 "2025-08-27T13:21:40Z")

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Hey there @AHenry74. Yes, in HubSpot CMS (Content Hub), moving articles between categories is safe and won’t break existing links. Article URLs aren’t affected by category changes unless you’ve specifically changed the URL in the article editor. In [HubSpot’s documentation](https://knowledge.hubspot.com/knowledge-base/manage-knowledge-base-categories-subcategories-and-tags), you’ll find details on how moving articles to a different category only changes the _organizational structure_, not the published URL of the article.

A few tips to keep in mind:

- Bulk moving is manual. Unfortunatley, there’s no built-in bulk move feature, so you’ll need to “move” each article individually (in other words, you’ll change each tag).
- Links do stay valid. As long as you don’t physically edit the URL, search engines and users will still reach the correct articles after the move.
- Update any navigation and display paths. While the article’s URL remains unchanged, its location in category navigation and breadcrumbs will be updated to reflect the new category structure.

I hope that helps!

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