How can I delete or rename categories?

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  jjangoux · Member · Jun 27, 2014 at 5:21 pm

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  Hello,

  I am currently editing a post:
  https://jacquesjangoux.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1583&action=edit&message=10

  This post would need a new category – that´s no problem; but I would need to re-structure my categories, re-naming an existing one and deleting a category that I am not using. I think I am using the category widget (I created my categories months ago and I don´t remember how I did it). On the Edit Post page there is the option “+Add New Category” but no option to delete or rename them. I could of course empty the ones I don´t want since they don´t show, and create new ones, but it´s not a very elegant solution.

  I consulted the help page <http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/categories-widget/&gt; but I did not find the answer.

  Thank you for your help.

  Best regards,

  Jacques Jangoux

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  megz0114 · Member · Jun 27, 2014 at 6:04 pm

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  In your dashboard, go to Posts->Categories and make the changes from there. This support doc will walk you through the steps.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/#adding-categories-via-the-dashboard
  Good luck!

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  jjangoux · Member · Jun 27, 2014 at 9:23 pm

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  Many thanks megz0114. It worked! The problem if you are not a frequent user of WordPress is that sometimes you look at the wrong place. These forums are great, members have always been very helpful.
  Best wishes,
  Jacques