How to delete wordpress categories?

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  starleenrivera · Member · Mar 5, 2017 at 6:18 pm

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  I can not figure out how to delete and edit them, I have tried everything and googled it, looked at other posts about it but it I do not find where to edit them at all.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  themagicrobot · Member · Mar 5, 2017 at 6:28 pm

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  Click on “My Site” scroll down on the left to “Settings” and then click on “Writing” top middle.

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  rjbedard76 · Member · Mar 5, 2017 at 6:29 pm

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  That’s a good question. Can’t seem to find out how on mobile. I will check in my laptop and see if I can figure it out. If so I’ll post a reply.

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  rjbedard76 · Member · Mar 5, 2017 at 8:01 pm

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  Themagicrobot is correct. But you have to do it on desktop or laptop

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  timethief · Member · Mar 5, 2017 at 8:09 pm

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  Note that you must be logged in under the exact same username account that registered the site to do what I post below.

  The Admin login link to the dashboard for every blog hosted by wordpress.COM is:

  http://NAME_OF_BLOG.wordpress.com/wp-admin/

  * You will have to replace “name_of_blog” with your actual blog’s name in that URL.
  
  If the log-in information is lost you need to visit https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword

  1. To edit or delete a category assigned to a post (whether it’s a draft or has already been published), go to Dashboard → Posts → All Posts in your dashboard, hover over the title and click the Edit link. To delete the post click the Trash link.

  For editing post in the new editor see https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/#go-back-and-edit-posts

  2. To edit/delete categories in your dashboard go to Dashboard → Posts → Categories

  http://NAME_OF_BLOG.wordpress.com/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category

  * You will have to replace “name_of_blog” with your actual blog’s name in that URL.

  3. To edit or delete dynamic category pages from your custom menu go to Dashboard > Appearance > Menus

  http://NAME_OF_BLOG.wordpress.com/wp-admin/nav-menus.php

  * You will have to replace “name_of_blog” with your actual blog’s name in that URL.

  4. To edit or delete Tags go to
  http://NAME_OF_BLOG.wordpress.com/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=post_tag

  * You will have to replace “name_of_blog” with your actual blog’s name in that URL.