{"id":7499,"date":"2017-04-04T10:53:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T10:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/?page_id=7499"},"modified":"2024-10-18T12:24:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T12:24:28","slug":"delete-wordpress-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/wordpress-tutorials\/delete-wordpress-category\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete a WordPress Category"},"content":{"rendered":"

We already covered how to add a new category<\/a> to your website. And also the purpose of the\u00a0categories<\/a>. But everything changes. Maybe you don’t need a category, you needed one before. Or maybe you just created one for testing purposes. Whatever the case is you need to remove them.<\/p>\n

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How to Delete WordPress Category?<\/h2>\n

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Step 1: Go to the Category Options Page<\/h3>\n

Probably you are already familiar with this step. It goes to pretty much every action you’ll take in the WordPress Admin Panel but we need to cover the first step in case\u00a0you are just starting or just forgot where the\u00a0Categories<\/strong>\u00a0are located.
\nOnce in the Admin Panel hover the\u00a0Posts<\/strong>\u00a0button with your mouse and wait for the sub-menu to show up. Locate the\u00a0Categories<\/strong>\u00a0button and click it.
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Step 2: Delete the Category Through the WordPress Admin Panel<\/h3>\n

If you want to know how to delete a category, the chances are that you’ve already created one. So, we believe, you are familiar with the page that will appear before you.<\/p>\n

On the right side of the screen, you’ll see the window where all of the added categories are listed.<\/p>\n

Find the one you want to remove. Hover the mouse over. Simultaneously a\u00a0number of options to choose from will appear right below the category name.\u00a0Delete<\/strong>\u00a0is easy to find, as it is colored in red.<\/p>\n

Click!<\/p>\n

Done!
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\nNB: No posts, assigned to the category will be removed when the category is deleted.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

NB: Also, you can not delete the Uncategorized category.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Editing WordPress category<\/h2>\n

Editing, such as deleting, a category is fairly easy. Just follow Step 1<\/strong> from above. Once done, follow step 2, but instead of clicking\u00a0Delete<\/strong>, choose\u00a0Edit<\/strong>, or\u00a0Quick Edit<\/strong><\/p>\n