Default Category (partially) Deleted

  • catwingz

    (@catwingz)


    13 hours, 28 minutes ago

    Note – the site is hidden behind a Coming Soon page.

    Somehow in the course of getting this site set up, the default category has been partially deleted. The slug and the spot in the hierarchy is still there, but the name and the ability to access it in the Dashboard to repair it are both gone. Now the only thing showing where the name should be is a ?

    How can I fix this??

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • raza98

    (@raza98)

    9 hours, 15 minutes ago

    This is most likely a corrupted category record in the WordPress database.

    First, back up your database. Then go to phpMyAdmin → your WordPress database → wp_terms and find the category by its existing slug. If the term is there but the name is blank or showing incorrectly, edit that row and put the correct category name back in.

    Then check wp_term_taxonomy and make sure the same term_id has taxonomy set to category.After that, clear your WordPress/site cache and check Posts→ Categories again.

    Do not delete and recreate the category yet, because existing posts may still be attached to that category. Repairing the existing database record is the safer approach.

    Moderator threadi

    (@threadi)

    6 hours, 57 minutes ago

    I can’t quite picture what that looks like right now. Can you show me a screenshot of it? See: https://wordpress.org/support/forum-user-guide/block-editor/#adding-screenshots

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