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Deleting a category in WordPress

Categories are a part of WordPress blog posts. To delete a category from a blog post, follow the steps below:

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Updated Oct 5, 2021
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Categories are a part of WordPress blog posts. To delete a category from a blog post, follow the steps below:

Deleting a category

STEP 1 : Go to the Categories menu from your WordPress Dashboard.

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STEP 2 : Find the Category that you want to delete

STEP 3 : Click on Delete to delete the category from the list.

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