Title: Modify category description text in admin
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Modify category description text in admin

 *  [uptree](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uptree/)
 * (@uptree)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modify-category-description-text-in-admin/)
 * Hello all,
 * I’m hoping someone can help me apply a filter to the categories description text
   in the admin. It currently reads:
 * > Categories, unlike tags, can have a hierarchy. You might have a Jazz category,
   > and under that have children categories for Bebop and Big Band. Totally optional.
 * I am trying to edit this to say something much more generic, as I’m working on
   a project for a non-profit that is very professional in nature. I have searched
   for filters and have tried creating something of my own, but with no success.
 * The default code currently resides in wp-admin/edit-tags.php and wp-admin/edit-
   tag-form.php.
 * My apologies if this quite simple – I’m not great with PHP.
 * Thanks in advance.

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 *  Thread Starter [uptree](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uptree/)
 * (@uptree)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modify-category-description-text-in-admin/#post-7098642)
 * Oops – I see now that this question should be in the hacks subforum. I will post
   it there. This post can be closed/deleted.

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## Tags

 * [admin filter](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/admin-filter/)
 * [category description](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/category-description/)

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