How to Split Categories of WordPress Blog into Two Columns

WordPress has the option to display the list of categories in single column only. But if you have a huge list of categories then it would be better to split the list of categories into 2 columns. It will save space in your sidebar and it will not make your page longer in length. A long list of categories can fit in 3 column template but it looks ugly in 2 column template. So if you are using 2 column template then I would recommend you to split your categories into 2 columns using the following method.

Split categories into 2 columns

Step 1. First copy the following code and paste it in notepad:

<div style='float:left; width:45%;'>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Category 1</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Category 2</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Category 3</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Category 4</a></li>
</ul>

</div>
<div style='float:right; width:45%'>
<ul>
<li><a href="#">Category 5</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Category 6</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Category 7</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Category 8</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

Step 2. Now replace the labels in this code with your own labels and give links to those labels.

Step 3. Now copy the edited code and make a text widget in your dashboard.

Step 4. Paste the code into text widget and save changes.

Step 5. That’s all.

You can look at the sidebar of my blog for a demo. You can also use this method on blogger blogs.