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1. billdennis5
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Honestly, I did look for the answer to this: What happens to the posts in a subcategory if I delete the subcategory? Do they default back to the Genera;" category, or do they default to the next-higher category? I'm hoping the answer is the latter ...

   My site http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria

   Thanks in advance.

2. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 4 years ago #

   When you delete a category you are told that the posts for that category will be assigned to category xyz (xyz being the 'Default post category' you specified in Options->Writing).

3. billdennis5
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Too bad. I was hoping they would be assigned instead to the parent category.

4. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Consider making the parent category the 'Default post category' for your delete process, then change the default back to the original value after you clean-up.

5. billdennis5
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   MichaelH: Great minds think alike. Thanks what I;ll do. Thanks.

   God, I love WordPress.

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