How Do I Delete or Edit Categories in WordPress?

Categorizing content in WordPress is an important part of making your site easy to navigate. However, you may occasionally need to delete or edit categories.

Here’s how to do it.

To delete a category, go to the Categories page in your WordPress admin area and click the delete button next to the category you want to delete.

To edit a category, first go to the Categories page in your WordPress admin area and click the edit button next to the category you want to edit. On the category edit screen, you’ll see a list of all the posts in that category. Click the edit link next to the post you want to edit. On the post edit screen, you’ll see a list of all the categories in that post’s category. Click the edit link next to the category you want to edit.

Click the edit link next to the category you want to edit. On the post edit screen, you’ll see a list of all the tags in that post. Click the edit link next to the tag you want to edit. On the tag edit screen, you’ll see a list of all the posts in that tag. Click the save button.