Title: Remove Categories From Post – Batch Process?
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Remove Categories From Post – Batch Process?

 *  [Mike H](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtnweekly/)
 * (@mtnweekly)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-categories-from-post-batch-process/)
 * Before fully understanding categories and tagging I used to put the same article
   in numerous categories. Now I worry this is hurting my SEO and would like to 
   remove categories from post. I have close to 2,000 post that I would need to 
   go through.
 * Does anyone know of a plugin that can help with this. Example is:
 * [http://mtnweekly.com/the-north-face-mountain-athletics-line](http://mtnweekly.com/the-north-face-mountain-athletics-line)
 * I have selected 4 categories. And would like to really only have 1. However going
   through 2,000 post seems like a pain in the butt..

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 *  [Pioneer Web Design](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swansonphotos/)
 * (@swansonphotos)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-categories-from-post-batch-process/#post-3967530)
 * I am not sure that your premise is correct. A Single post has it’s unique URL
   as does a category archive page, so you do not have duplicate content actually.
   Using multiple categories is common.
 * If you think that it is, you could edit your single.php (or applicable theme 
   template part) to only output the first category.
 * In the meanwhile I suggest you look at this:
    [http://sitecheck.sucuri.net/results/mtnweekly.com/the-north-face-mountain-athletics-line](http://sitecheck.sucuri.net/results/mtnweekly.com/the-north-face-mountain-athletics-line)
 * You need to start working your way through these resources:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/brute-force-attacks-and-wordpress?replies=2](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/brute-force-attacks-and-wordpress?replies=2)
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked)
   [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/268083#post-1065779](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/268083#post-1065779)
   [http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2008/06/24/how-to-completely-clean-your-hacked-wordpress-installation/](http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com/2008/06/24/how-to-completely-clean-your-hacked-wordpress-installation/)
   [http://ottopress.com/2009/hacked-wordpress-backdoors/](http://ottopress.com/2009/hacked-wordpress-backdoors/)
 * Anything less will probably result in the hacker walking straight back into your
   site again.
 * Additional Resources:
    Hardening WordPress [http://sitecheck.sucuri.net/scanner/](http://sitecheck.sucuri.net/scanner/)
   [http://www.unmaskparasites.com/](http://www.unmaskparasites.com/) [http://blog.sucuri.net/2012/03/wordpress-understanding-its-true-vulnerability.html](http://blog.sucuri.net/2012/03/wordpress-understanding-its-true-vulnerability.html)

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