How to Add and Delete Categories in Wordpress Blog

November 6, 2009 by admin  
Filed under How-To, Video Tutorials

How to Add/Delete Categories in Wordpress Blog. So guys you are here to find a solution for editing categories which plays vital role in your blog. Here are some instruction for you if you are not aware already.


Add New Category :-

There are two types by which you can add categories

Type 1 :- (Easy)

  • Go to Admin Panel
  • then click on new post
  • in post editor , there is categori option, then click on “+ Add New Category
  • give proper name and
  • done.

Type 2 :-  Give manipulation option via this as this will allow you to specify different name of category and slug for url of category.

  • Go to Admin Panel
  • then click on post –> Categories
  • Write Category name
  • Write Category Slug ( Generally its same as Cat.)
  • Select Parent directory if any.
  • Additionally you can give description to your category which is not possible.
  • done.

Now coming to deletion of Categories.

Delete Any Category :-

  • Go to Admin Panel
  • then click on post –> Categories
  • Hover over your category to delete,
  • You will see delete link below that , press it
  • done.

Note :-

  • You can’t delete “Uncategorized” category as its default though you can rename it if you want.
  • Deleting any category result in remove of the category from all post if any. So if post have only one category it will be assigned “Uncategorized”.

Here is a video of how to do this all the stuff.

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