How to remove the Uncategorized category from WordPress?

You can not remove “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“.

3. On the right side you can see the “Uncategorized” category option. Hover your mouse on it and a few options will appear. Click on the “Quick Edit” option.

4. Change the name and slug and then click on the “Update Category” option.

How to add a new category in WordPress?

1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard.
2. Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse on Posts and then click on “Categories“.

Enter the following details in “Add New Category“:
Name: Enter your category name such as “Computer“.
Slug: Enter a slug name or leave this as it is.
Parent: Leave this to None or should you select a category, it will become a sub-category of your selected category and the browser will show a URL like example.com/technology/pc
Description: You can leave this as it is.

Now click on the “Add New Category” button.

How to remove multiple posts with a single click in WordPress?

It is possible to remove multiple post in your WordPress dashboard. You can also remove selected posts with just a few clicks.

1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard.
2. Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse over Posts and click on “All Posts“.

3. Tickmark the top checkbox and all checkboxes will be automatically selected.

4. Now click on “Bulk Actions” and select “Move to Trash” from the drop-down menu. Then click on “Apply“.

It’s done. Your post is removed and no longer available for public view.

How to remove your post in WordPress?

You can remove your published or draft post in WordPress.

1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard.
2. Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse on Posts and then click on “All Posts“.

3. Choose the post you wish to remove and the “Trash” option will appear, Click on it.

You will get a success message like “1 post moved to the Trash“.

How to start writing your first blog post in WordPress?

1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard.
2. Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse on Posts and then click on “Add New“.

3. Enter Title in Title box and write your blog post.

4. Scroll down to the “Tags” option and enter tags. If you wish to enter multiple tags, use comma and then click on the “Add” button.

5. Select the appropriate category or click on “Add New Category“.

6. Now scroll up and find “Publish“. Then click it.

How to remove sample comments, posts on a new WordPress blog?

If you installed a fresh WordPress blog system on your website ,before writing new posts, you will need to remove the sample comments, blog posts, etc. This can be done in the following way:

1. Login to your WordPress admin dashboard.
2. Under Dashboard Menu, hover your mouse on Posts and click on “All Posts“.

3. Hover your mouse on the “Hello World” post and the “Trash” option will appear. Click it to remove the post.

4. Now do the same with the sample page by pointing your mouse on “Page” in the Dashboard menu and then choosing on “All Pages“.

5. Choose “Comments” from the dashboard and then the “Trash” option will appear. Now click it.

After you take these steps, your blog will be clean, without sample posts and comments, and you can start blogging.

How to access the WordPress admin account?

WordPress is a CMS software with an easy to access admin account and a simple to manage blog system. In order to access your WordPress account, you need to follow these instructions:

1. Open http://example.com/wp-admin (Replace “example.com” with your domain name) in your browser.

2. Enter your wordpress username and password in the login fields an click on “Login“.

3. Wordpress will redirect you to the WordPress Admin Dashboard.