Articles on: Website Creation
This article is also available in:

How to remove the Uncategorized category from WordPress?

You can not remove the Uncategorized category, but you can rename it.


Here's how to rename the Uncategorized category from WordPress


  1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard.


  1. Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse on Posts and then click on Categories.



  1. On the right side, you can see the Uncategorized category option. Please hover your mouse on it, and a few options will appear. Click on the Quick Edit option.



  1. Change the name and slug and then click on the Update Category option.


Updated on: 14/02/2023

Was this article helpful?

Share your feedback

Cancel

Thank you!