{"id":4499,"date":"2022-03-21T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T09:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/?p=4499"},"modified":"2023-08-31T09:28:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T09:28:13","slug":"how-to-remove-uncategorized-from-wordpress-categories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/how-to-remove-uncategorized-from-wordpress-categories\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Remove Uncategorized From WordPress Categories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-afe466b2-b24d-467f-81e6-90f4acef7507\">Some WordPress themes provide you the option to \u201chide empty categories\u201d for posts. This means if there&#8217;s no posts in a category, it won&#8217;t appear in navigation menu. Divi, our recommended theme for eCommerce stores does this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-bc778344-aee7-490b-963e-fabed1853ffc\">However, many WordPress themes don\u2019t provide quite this level of control to automatically remove empty post categories from WordPress Menus and Sidebar navigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AND&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if the uncategorized WordPress category is hidden from navigation menus, this doesn&#8217;t mean that the category is removed completely from WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re trying to hide uncategorized category in WordPress &#8211; suggest you think about removing the uncategorized category altogether following the steps below!<\/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=\"How_to_delete_uncategorized_category_in_WordPress\"><\/span>How to delete uncategorized category in WordPress<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-6a8364338d0aa\" 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-6a8364338d0aa\" 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-remove-uncategorized-from-wordpress-categories\/#How_to_delete_uncategorized_category_in_WordPress\" >How to delete uncategorized category in WordPress<\/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-remove-uncategorized-from-wordpress-categories\/#Is_it_ok_to_delete_uncategorized_category_in_WordPress\" >Is it ok to delete uncategorized category in WordPress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/how-to-remove-uncategorized-from-wordpress-categories\/#Removing_Uncategorized_Category_WordPress\" >Removing Uncategorized Category WordPress<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/how-to-remove-uncategorized-from-wordpress-categories\/#Steps_to_remove_uncategorized_from_WordPress\" >Steps to remove uncategorized from WordPress<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/how-to-remove-uncategorized-from-wordpress-categories\/#Step_1_Change_the_default_post_category\" >Step 1. Change the default post category<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/how-to-remove-uncategorized-from-wordpress-categories\/#Step_2_Delete_the_Uncategorized_Post_Category_in_WordPress\" >Step 2. Delete the Uncategorized Post Category in WordPress<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futurestatemedia.com\/en\/how-to-remove-uncategorized-from-wordpress-categories\/#Other_Resources\" >Other Resources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So here&#8217;s how to get rid of uncategorized in WordPress &#8211; completely<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But first&#8230;<\/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=\"Is_it_ok_to_delete_uncategorized_category_in_WordPress\"><\/span>Is it ok to delete uncategorized category in WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes &#8211; absolutely, you can delete the uncategorized category from WordPress without causing any problems. It&#8217;s just another category which can be removed, deleted and replaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that&#8217;s clear &#8211; let&#8217;s get into how to delete uncategorized category from WordPress.<\/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\" id=\"block-4079aefb-09fe-4d25-8afb-2436a61aa238\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Removing_Uncategorized_Category_WordPress\"><\/span>Removing Uncategorized Category WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-931e0598-49fd-450a-a98a-7971c65c26e0\">So if you want to remove the uncategorized category from WordPress completely so it\u2019s not just hidden, but the uncategorized category is deleted from WordPress &#8211; 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\" id=\"block-db92d24d-10dc-4195-b682-3f1c7a041068\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Steps_to_remove_uncategorized_from_WordPress\"><\/span>Steps to remove uncategorized from WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-d4b0f242-daad-46ae-9ad2-c6a70bad431b\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Change_the_default_post_category\"><\/span>Step 1. Change the default post category<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-dee3d87c-7d8c-4cde-84fc-4ffaf8de1be6\">Go to the WordPress Post Category list under &#8220;Posts &gt; Categories&#8221;, hover over the category in the list you\u2019d like to make the \u201cdefault\u201d post category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By default the uncategorized category in WordPress is set to be the default post category &#8211; and you CANNOT delete a category whilst it&#8217;s set as the default post category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-7a4acd90-999d-4037-9deb-24ab7284c541\">Whilst hovering over one of the other post categories, you will see an option to \u201cmake default\u201d will appear &#8211; select this option &#8211; making your selected category the default post category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-2338b5ef-9fd2-49a0-a14c-d21fb1d46c34\">The default product category is now changed to the category you selected, 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\" id=\"block-f77dea55-6625-4931-bea9-7e72b330e3aa\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Delete_the_Uncategorized_Post_Category_in_WordPress\"><\/span>Step 2. 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