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title: How to Delete Categories in WordPress
description: "If you want to remove the WordPress category, then follow this instruction: **1.** Log in to the WordPress dashboard. **2.** From the Dashboard menu, go to **Posts** and click on **Categories**. ![wp-dashboard-category-option.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/wp-dashboard-category-option.gif) **3.** Hover your mouse over a category you want to remove and click on **Delete**.…"
url: "https://www.domaincentral.com.au/help/delete-categories-in-wordpress/"
updated: "2026-09-07"
category: WordPress
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# How to Delete Categories in WordPress

If you want to remove the WordPress category, then follow this instruction:

**1.** Log in to the WordPress dashboard.

**2.** From the Dashboard menu, go to **Posts** and click on **Categories**.
 ![wp-dashboard-category-option.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/wp-dashboard-category-option.gif)

**3.** Hover your mouse over a category you want to remove and click on **Delete**. The confirmation option will appear. Confirm with **OK**.
 ![wp-remove-category-2.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/wp-remove-category-2.gif)