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  jamilasaber · Member · Jan 25, 2017 at 2:27 pm

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  How do you remove a category from this theme that I use?

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  staff-loquaciousloon · Staff · Jan 25, 2017 at 3:08 pm

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  Hi @jamilasaber!

  Are you trying to remove one of the categories from the sidebar widget?

  If so, you’ll want to make sure there aren’t any posts assigned to that category. Edit each of the posts that come up when you view that category, and remove the one you want hidden. Keep in mind, all posts need at least one category, so you may need to add them to a different one when you remove the one they have now.

  If you need to fully delete the category from your site, you can use the WP Admin menu, by adding /wp-admin to the end of your site address.

  For your site, that looks like this: https://jamilamilasite.wordpress.com/wp-admin/

  On that screen, you can select Posts > Categories and delete any extras. One note – your site has a default category (currently “Uncategorized”). The default category cannot be deleted, but it can be renamed. To delete the default category, you’ll need to pick a new default under Settings > Writing (still in WP Admin) :)