NEWB HERE: I CAN'T DELETE A CATEGORY

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  niceytarroza · Member · Dec 9, 2017 at 1:35 pm

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  I can delete all the other categories I have created EXCEPT for the very first one. There is literally no “delete category” button. I even tried bulk actions, but it still doesn’t delete that one category I wanted to delete. Please help :(

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  avydun · Staff · Dec 9, 2017 at 1:56 pm

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  If you referring to the category called Uncategorized, it cannot be deleted. It’s a default theme that will always be available on all WordPress sites.

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  justjennifer · Member · Dec 9, 2017 at 3:05 pm

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  Hello there, as @strikebuys mentioned, you can’t delete the default “uncategorized” category, however you can rename “uncategorized” to something else. Because of the way WordPressdotcom works, you’ll always need to have one default category.

  However, you should be able to remove any other category from your WordPressdotcom site while in your site settings>Writing at https://wordpress.com/settings/taxonomies/category/niceytarroza.wordpress.com Click on the 3 dots on the right so you see the Menu and click on “Delete.”

  Also, most themes allow you to hide categories (and tags) from appearing on your site without deleting them. You can do this from the Customizer>Content Options>and untick the box next to “Display Categories.” Make sure to publish your changes to make them active on your site.

  Since you mentioned you are new to WordPressdotcom, you might be interested in our tutorials at https://learn.wordpress.com and/or Blogging Fundamentals from BloggingU. You can check that out here: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/blogging-university/

  If you have any other question, please let us know.

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  niceytarroza · Member · Dec 11, 2017 at 12:35 am

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  @strikebuys
  
  @justjennifer

  I did rename the Uncategorized category, I was actually talking about that. Thank you! I understand now :)

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  avydun · Staff · Dec 11, 2017 at 1:23 am

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  Glad @justjennifer’s suggestion helped!

  Feel free to post to create a new thread if you have questions on WordPress.com, and we will be happy to help!

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  justjennifer · Member · Dec 11, 2017 at 6:17 am

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  @warriornicey – glad to help. :) As I mentioned, you can also hide the display of categories and tags on posts without needing to delete them.

  Categories and tags are the tools that help you organize your site’s content and so helps your site visitors to find the content they want to read. Here’s more on Categories and Tags:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/tags/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories-vs-tags/

  Let us know if you have any other question.