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  skullbitch69 · Member · Sep 3, 2022 at 5:03 am

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  yes, when I was working I accidently put a category to default anyway to remove the default?

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  thomasjvu · Member · Sep 3, 2022 at 5:23 am

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  Hi there,

  You can switch the category that is default on the Categories page in the admin dashboard. Follow these instructions to do so:

  1. Go to Posts → Categories in your dashboard.
  2. Click the ellipsis (three dots) to the right of the category you want to assign as the default.
  3. Select Set as default from the drop-down menu.

  There’s always going to be a default category, so you’ll have to choose one.

  For reference, check out this link: https://wordpress.com/support/posts/categories/#choose-a-default-category

  I hope this helps!

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  skullbitch69 · Member · Sep 3, 2022 at 5:23 am

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  no I don’t want any default category I want to remove the default.

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  skullbitch69 · Member · Sep 3, 2022 at 5:24 am

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  there wasn’t one when i created it, so why should there be one now.

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  skullbitch69 · Member · Sep 3, 2022 at 5:33 am

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  means you guys cannot tell me and telling me that there is always gonna be default category which is a complete bullcrap lie I’ll just restart

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  skullbitch69 · Member · Sep 3, 2022 at 5:35 am

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  These fucking wordpress.com forms are a joke

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  thomasjvu · Member · Sep 3, 2022 at 2:59 pm

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  Hey there,

  I’m sorry you were dissatisfied with my answer. I’m just another member and not WordPress staff or anything, so please don’t let my answer affect your opinion of them or these forums.

  In my experience, the default category will always be set to the “Uncategorized” category when first starting a WordPress website, which is still a category in and of itself.

  I’m not sure if that provides clarity, but either way, I hope that restarting your site solved your problem!