{"id":711,"date":"2013-03-19T03:25:35","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T03:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.milesweb.com\/hosting-faqs\/?p=711"},"modified":"2026-03-14T18:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:49:46","slug":"how-to-add-and-delete-categories-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-add-and-delete-categories-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Manage Categories in WordPress?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Watch this video for a step by step process on how to manage categories in WordPress<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PDi8HmwnV3Y\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Steps to manage categories in WordPress:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Log in to <strong>WordPress.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Posts <\/strong>and click on <strong>Categories<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Category<\/strong> section, on the <strong>right side<\/strong>, you will see the list of existing categories, and on the <strong>left side<\/strong>, you will get the option to add a new category.<\/li>\n<li>To add a new category, enter the category name in the <strong>Name<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n<li>You can also add a <strong>Slug<\/strong>. It&#8217;s a URL-friendly version of the category name. It has to be in lowercase, containing only letters, numbers, and hyphens.<\/li>\n<li>The category can have a <strong>parent category<\/strong> but it&#8217;s <strong>optional<\/strong>. If you want to assign the parent category then you can add it from the <strong>Parent Category<\/strong> dropdown.<\/li>\n<li>If you want to add a description about the category then you can add it in the<strong> Description<\/strong> textbox.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Add New Category<\/strong> button and your new category is created.<\/li>\n<li>To edit an existing category, navigate to the category which you want to edit and click on <strong>the Edit<\/strong> option. Edit the mentioned fields and click on <strong>Update.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If you want to quick edit an existing category then navigate to the category which you want to edit and click on the Q<strong>uick edit<\/strong> option. Edit the mentioned fields and click on <strong>Update Category<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>To delete an existing category, navigate to the category which you want to delete and click on the<strong> Delete <\/strong>option.<\/li>\n<li>To view the particular category page, click on the <strong>View<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s how you can manage categories in <strong>WordPress. <\/strong><br \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\n  \"@context\": \"http:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"VideoObject\",\n  \"name\": \"How to Manage Categories in WordPress? | MilesWeb\",\n  \"description\": \"Here's an in-depth guide on how to manage categories in WordPress: https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-add-and-delete-categories-in-wordpress\/ Give a thumbs up \ud83d\udc4d if you liked this video. Subscribe to our channel and get notified for all the latest videos. 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