You can not remove the Uncategorized category, but you can rename it.

 

1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard.


2. Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse on Posts and then click on Categories.
How to remove the Uncategorized category from WordPress? - wp dashboard category option

3. On the right side, you can see the Uncategorized category option. Please hover your mouse on it, and a few options will appear. Click on the Quick Edit option.
How to remove the Uncategorized category from WordPress? - wp uncategorized category remove

4. Change the name and slug and then click on the Update Category option.
How to remove the Uncategorized category from WordPress? - wp uncategorized category update

 

Posted by in WordPress on December 30, 2016 |







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