{"id":3544,"date":"2020-11-08T16:24:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-08T16:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/how-to-hide-uncategorised-category-in-woocommerce\/"},"modified":"2022-08-18T10:09:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T10:09:58","slug":"how-to-hide-uncategorised-category-in-woocommerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/how-to-hide-uncategorised-category-in-woocommerce\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Hide Uncategorized Category In WooCommerce?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many WooCommerce themes provide you the option to \u201chide empty categories\u201d for both \u201cpost categories\u201d and \u201cProduct Categories\u201d. Divi, our recommended theme does this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, some WooCommerce themes don\u2019t provide quite this level of control to automatically remove empty post or product categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deleting_uncategorized_category_in_WooCommerce\"><\/span>Deleting uncategorized category in WooCommerce<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a836d6bcd10f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a836d6bcd10f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/how-to-hide-uncategorised-category-in-woocommerce\/#Deleting_uncategorized_category_in_WooCommerce\" >Deleting uncategorized category in WooCommerce<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/how-to-hide-uncategorised-category-in-woocommerce\/#Remove_Uncategorized_from_WooCommerce_Product_Categories\" >Remove Uncategorized from WooCommerce Product Categories<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/how-to-hide-uncategorised-category-in-woocommerce\/#Steps_to_remove_uncategorized_from_WooCommerce\" >Steps to remove uncategorized from WooCommerce<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/how-to-hide-uncategorised-category-in-woocommerce\/#Step_1_Change_the_default_product_category\" >Step 1. Change the default product category<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/how-to-hide-uncategorised-category-in-woocommerce\/#Step_2_Delete_the_Uncategorized_Product_Category_in_WooCommerce\" >Step 2. Delete the Uncategorized Product Category in WooCommerce<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/how-to-hide-uncategorised-category-in-woocommerce\/#Other_Resources\" >Other Resources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remove_Uncategorized_from_WooCommerce_Product_Categories\"><\/span>Remove Uncategorized from WooCommerce Product Categories<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So if you want to remove the uncategorized product category from WooCommerce completely so it\u2019s not just hidden, but deleted, follow these steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steps_to_remove_uncategorized_from_WooCommerce\"><\/span>Steps to remove uncategorized from WooCommerce<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Change_the_default_product_category\"><\/span>Step 1. Change the default product category<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go to the Product Category list in WooCommerce, hover over the category in the list you\u2019d like to make the \u201cdefault\u201d product category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whilst hovering an option to \u201cmake default\u201d should appear &#8211; select this option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The default product category is now changed to a different category, allowing you to&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Delete_the_Uncategorized_Product_Category_in_WooCommerce\"><\/span>Step 2. Delete the Uncategorized Product Category in WooCommerce<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Product Category list within WooCommerce a Hover over the Uncategorized Product Category and click \u201cDelete\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The delete option is ONLY available IF you\u2019ve made another Product Category the Default Product Category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not possible to delete the default Product Category in WooCommerce &#8211; so you need to follow these steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_Resources\"><\/span>Other Resources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re also wondering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/how-to-remove-uncategorized-from-wordpress-categories\/\">how to remove uncategorized category in WordPress<\/a> &#8211; you should check out my guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/how-to-remove-uncategorized-from-wordpress-categories\/\">deleting uncategorized from WordPress<\/a> post categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You searched for:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">remove uncategorized from woocommerce<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many WooCommerce themes provide you the option to \u201chide empty categories\u201d for both \u201cpost categories\u201d and \u201cProduct Categories\u201d. Divi, our recommended theme does this! However, some WooCommerce themes don\u2019t provide quite this level of control to automatically remove empty post or product categories. Deleting uncategorized category in WooCommerce Remove Uncategorized from WooCommerce Product Categories So&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/how-to-hide-uncategorised-category-in-woocommerce\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How To Hide Uncategorized Category In WooCommerce?<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ecommerce-stores","category-website-design","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3544\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}