Errant categories showing on a blog that's not supposed to showing categories.

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  paulthinkingoutloud · Member · Apr 18, 2015 at 7:07 pm

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  One of my blogs only uses tags, not categories. The settings indicate categories should not show. Yesterday, I accidentally created some because of confusion with the new editor. I noticed the error just now, and deleted four of the six, but can’t get rid of the last two. Again, the setting are unchanged so they shouldn’t be showing in the first place.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 18, 2015 at 7:20 pm

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  The default category is “uncategorized” and there are two ways of being shed of it.

  (1) Create your own default category https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/#setting-the-default-category

  (2) Purchase a custom design upgrade and suppress the display via CSS editing.

  See here for details on purchasing the annually renewable custom design upgrade required for CSS editing:
  Custom design – Frequently Asked Questions
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/custom-fonts/

  If you purchase the upgrade please use this link https://en.forums.wordpress.com/forum/css-customization#postform so you can copy and paste your text into a thread that will appear in the CSS Forum where you will get the help you need.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 18, 2015 at 7:22 pm

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  I visited your blog and noted your displeasure re: using the new Beep Beep Boop editor. You do not have to use it. For locating the ways and means of accessing the legacy or classic pages for creating posts, editing posts, and viewing stats see here > Navigating the Classic WordPress.COM interface http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2015/04/05/navigating-the-classic-wordpress-com-interface/