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If you have wanted to rename the Uncategorized category in WordPress, then you’re not the first one. Often WordPress beginners ask us if it’s possible to remove or rename the uncategorized category in WordPress. In this article, we will show you how to rename the uncategorized category, and how to change the default category in WordPress. What is Default Category in WordPress? Categories and tags are the two default taxonomies that come with every new WordPress install. By design, your WordPress posts must be filed under at least one category. If you forget to assign a category to your post, then it is automatically filed under your default category. On a new WordPress install, this default category is titled ‘Uncategorized’. Usually, you can just go to Posts » Categories and delete a category. However, you cannot delete a default category until you assign another category to be used as default. There are two ways to solve this issue. You can either rename the … [Read more...] about How to Rename the Uncategorized Category in WordPress

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As mentioned in this post , Matt will host a livestream on February 22 during Bangkok daylight hours. He opened an invitation to any speaker who was affected by the cancellation, and the livestream will include the following fine people: Imran Sayed , Md Saif Hassan , Muhammad Muhsin , Nirav Mehta , Piccia Neri , Umar Draz , and Francesca Marano as well as a Fireside Chat and Q&A with Matt Mullenweg & Monisha Varadan . Join the stream This should be a great way to get to hear from some speakers who have yet to share their knowledge on a global stage. WordPress is enriched by a multitude of experiences and perspectives, and I hope you are as excited as I am to hear new voices from a part of the world that is frequently underrepresented in the WordPress open source project. Also exciting, the WordCamp Asia team has announced that they’re aiming for January 2021 , so please mark your calendars now! This small but mighty team of trailblazing … [Read more...] about Pop-Up Livestream on February 22

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Readers often ask us, what’s better for SEO: categories vs tags? You might not be sure what WordPress categories and tags actually are, and how they’re different. Knowing this can help you use them correctly. In this article, we’ll explain the differences between categories vs tags for organizing your content, and how they can impact SEO rankings. What’s the Difference Between Categories and Tags? Categories are meant for broad grouping of your posts. Think of these as general topics or the table of contents for your WordPress site . Categories are hierarchical which means you can create sub-categories. Tags are meant to describe specific details of your posts. Think of these as your site’s index words. They let you micro-categorize your content. Tags are not hierarchical. For example, this blog post on WPBeginner is in our category “Beginners Guide”. You can see all the posts in this category by going to Blog » Beginners Guide in our navigation menu. This post … [Read more...] about Categories vs Tags – SEO Best Practices for Sorting your Content

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Have you ever come across a site that style their blog posts differently? Some sites have sticky posts highlighted with a custom background whereas others may have each category post styled with a unique look. If you ever wanted to learn how to style each WordPress posts differently, then you’re in the right place. In this article, we will show you how to style each WordPress post differently. Note: This tutorial requires you to add custom CSS in WordPress . You will also need to be able to use the Inspect tool . Some basic CSS and HTML knowledge is required. Styling Individual Posts in WordPress WordPress adds default CSS classes to various elements on your website. A standard compliant WordPress theme must have the code required by WordPress to add CSS classes for body, posts, pages, widgets, menus, and more. A core WordPress function called post_class() is used by themes to tell WordPress where to add those default CSS classes for posts. If you visit your … [Read more...] about How to Style Each WordPress Post Differently

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Like most things in life, WordPress also has it’s fair share of annoying things. Dealing with these annoyances is very easy with the right system and processes. In this article, we will show you the 15 most annoying things about WordPress and how to fix them. 1. Setting up WordPress Backup WordPress does not come with a built-in backup system. You are supposed to create your own backups instead of relying on your WordPress hosting company . Having a regular backup saves you the frustration when something bad happens to your website. There are plenty of free and paid backup solutions available for WordPress. See our comparison of the 7 best WordPress backup plugins . 2. Deleting the Uncategorized Category WordPress comes with two built in taxonomies , they are called categories and tags . By default, each new post you create is filed into a built-in category titled Uncategorized. If you forget to assign the post to a category, then it will be filed under … [Read more...] about 15 Most Annoying Things about WordPress and How to Fix Them

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