CreateHierarchicalTaxonomy.cs

using System;
using System.Linq;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Taxonomies;
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Taxonomies.Model;

namespace Telerik.Sitefinity.Documentation.CodeSnippets.DevGuide.SitefinityEssentials.Taxonomies.HierarchicalTaxonomies.HierarchicalTaxonomyAPI
{
    public partial class HierarchicalTaxonomyAPI
    {
        public void CreateHierarchicalTaxonomyAndTaxon()
        {
            var manager = TaxonomyManager.GetManager();
            manager.Provider.SuppressSecurityChecks = true;
            var categoriestaxonomy = manager.GetTaxonomy<HierarchicalTaxonomy>(TaxonomyManager.CategoriesTaxonomyId);

            //Create a new hierarhical taxonomy using the TaxonomyManager class
            //Create a new taxon and add it to the taxonomy - Language Groups
            var rootTaxonCateg = manager.CreateTaxon<HierarchicalTaxon>();
            rootTaxonCateg.Title = "Language Groups";
            rootTaxonCateg.Name = "Language Groups";
            rootTaxonCateg.Description = "Language groups description";
            rootTaxonCateg.Taxonomy = categoriestaxonomy;
            categoriestaxonomy.Taxa.Add(rootTaxonCateg);

            //Create two sub-taxa and add them to the Language Groups taxon.
            //1
            var taxonSubCateg = manager.CreateTaxon<HierarchicalTaxon>();
            taxonSubCateg.Title = "Languages";
            taxonSubCateg.Name = "Languages";
            taxonSubCateg.Description = "Languages description";
            taxonSubCateg.Parent = rootTaxonCateg;
            taxonSubCateg.Taxonomy = categoriestaxonomy;
            rootTaxonCateg.Subtaxa.Add(taxonSubCateg);

            //2
            var taxonChildSubCateg = manager.CreateTaxon<HierarchicalTaxon>();
            taxonChildSubCateg.Title = "Dialects";
            taxonChildSubCateg.Name = "Dialects";
            taxonChildSubCateg.Description = "Dialects description";
            taxonChildSubCateg.Parent = taxonSubCateg;
            taxonChildSubCateg.Taxonomy = categoriestaxonomy;
            taxonSubCateg.Subtaxa.Add(taxonChildSubCateg);

            //Save all changes done up to now.
            manager.SaveChanges();
        }
    }
}