How to delete uncategorized Category in WordPress

By | January 12, 2016

How to delete Uncategorized Category in WordPress – Easy way to Remove uncategorized instantly

If you are a wordpress user and newly installed wordpress CMS on your site. Then you will see an unwanted category name as uncategorized into your site and you can’t delete it, Because there is no deleting option. Whenever you publish a post without selecting any category then it will automatically referred to this uncategorized category. In this article you will learn how to delete uncategorized category in wordpress free and easy in few seconds. We delete this category because it looks unnatural and unfriendly :) .

If you are also facing this problem and try to red from this uncategorized category then you are at right place and no need to search anymore.

Here is the simple step by step instruction to remove this category from your wordpress site :) . If you are new to wordpress and want to create navigation then you must need to read How to create menu navigation in wordpress 2014.

How to delete uncategorized Category in WordPress [howpk.com]

How to delete uncategorized Category in WordPress [howpk.com]

Guide to remove Uncategorized category from WordPress site forever :) .

So, without wasting a simple second we are going to move to our topic and in last we will say god bye to this upset.

  1. First thing is first login to your wordpress site.
  2. Now you must need to create category (at least one). Because there must be one category where you can publish your posts. Or WordPress sue it as default like uncategorized.
  3. Now the game is not yet over :) . you need to change the default posting category.
  4. Go to setting and then go for writing under the setting menu.
  5. Change the default post category as your desired.
  6. Do same with default mail category if you are using php mailing service.
  7. Click on save changes button. As show in picture bellow. Read How to add Facebook like box in WordPress, Blogger.
    How to remove uncategorized from WordPress [howpk.com]

    How to remove uncategorized from WordPress [howpk.com]

  8. Now goto category.
  9. Now you can see check box and delete option will appear on the uncategorized category :) .
  10. that’s all you have done the job now just click on delete and you will got rid from this.
    How to delete uncategorized Category in WordPress [howpk.com]

    How to delete uncategorized Category in WordPress [howpk.com]

What you think i missed?

So, dear valuable reader this is my short tutorial on how you can easily remove or delete uncategorized category from categories. i hope you like this. Feel free to ask any question if you have in your mind. Don’t be SHY :P . Share and subscribe us in order to get in touch with us. you may also like to Download yoast wordpress seo premium Plugin free.

 

Author: Tanvir Zafar

Tanvir Zafar is a internet Entrepreneur and owner of this site and many others as well. He is student in GCUF doing BS Software Engineering. :)