WordPress.com Forums » Tag: deleting category - Recent Posts http://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/deleting-category WordPress.com Forums » Tag: deleting category - Recent Posts en Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:25:02 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 travelhopefully on "New category inventing itself!" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-category-inventing-itself#post-250867 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:00:32 +0000 travelhopefully 250867@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Agh.
Just tried it...
seems to have worked 80)

thanx again!

]]> thesacredpath on "New category inventing itself!" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-category-inventing-itself#post-250629 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:26:44 +0000 thesacredpath 250629@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Did you go to settings > writing and set a default blogroll category?

]]> travelhopefully on "New category inventing itself!" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-category-inventing-itself#post-250598 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:44:29 +0000 travelhopefully 250598@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Aargh, oh no, it's happening again. I've just added to my Blogroll using the command on the 'Blog Info' menu and the new link appeared in the '43939' category. This really needs to be debugged, doesn't it? I can't tonight or tomorrow (broadband hub update happening), but early next week will try doing the same as worked for posts, and let you know what happens.

]]> thesacredpath on "New category inventing itself!" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-category-inventing-itself#post-249465 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:43:46 +0000 thesacredpath 249465@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You're very welcome. With this type of category issue, it seems the order in which you do things plays a big part. One thing out of order and it doesn't work.

]]> travelhopefully on "New category inventing itself!" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-category-inventing-itself#post-249425 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:10:30 +0000 travelhopefully 249425@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Well, as far as i can tell that's done the trick - can't understand it as i thought it was no different from what i'd done before. Having tried publishing a post with NO category set, it set itself to the '- just mumbling' category which is my uncategorized. So, many thanx... let's hope this doesn't reappear! ;0)

]]> travelhopefully on "New category inventing itself!" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-category-inventing-itself#post-249421 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:42:10 +0000 travelhopefully 249421@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanx for getting back to me.

I thought that's what i did first of all - i did the renaming thing later, after looking in the forums, cos i found it recommended. But i'll give this all a try now (except i can't leave Uncategorized as it is, cos i haven't got it any more). I'll get back and say whether it works or not.

]]> thesacredpath on "New category inventing itself!" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-category-inventing-itself#post-249042 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:56:26 +0000 thesacredpath 249042@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Don't rename uncategorized. Leave it as it is. Make a new category called "just mumbling." Go to settings > writing and set "just mumbling" as your default post category and make sure to click "save changes" at the bottom of that page. Go to manage > categories and delete "uncategorized." If the "1" category is there, delete it as well.

The above has always worked in the past.

]]> travelhopefully on "New category inventing itself!" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-category-inventing-itself#post-249011 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:30:51 +0000 travelhopefully 249011@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I see this has happened to a few people in the past but i can't find a way to stop it. I've found one or two other questions on this in the forums, but nothing no solution that works for me.

I'm getting the mystery self-creating categories - usually '1' but also sometimes with the many-digit name. Just as at http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/new-category-invents-itself-upon-posting?replies=2#post-126056.

I've already tried the suggestions i've found in the forums.

a - I renamed my Uncategorized category to '- just mumbling'. This IS set as my default category,

b - I tried renaming '1' and then deleting it. But as soon as i publish a post, '1' creates itself again.

It's getting irritating. Help!

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