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Remove the Uncategorized Category from WordPress Posts

BySteve Burge

In WordPress, the “Uncategorized” category is a default category created when you first set up a WordPress site. It serves as a placeholder for posts that haven’t been assigned to any specific category. In this screenshot below, you’ll see two posts that are in the “Uncategorized” category. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to…

How to Choose Default Taxonomy Terms in WordPress

BySteve Burge

When you install a new WordPress site, there are two taxonomies (Categories and Tags) and one term (Uncategorized). Every WordPress post must have at least one category. By default, this required category is “Uncategorized“, but that name isn’t useful or relevant for most sites. So in this guide, we’ll show you how to replace “Uncategorized”….