Title: Removing default Category
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Removing default Category

 *  [troublemaker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/troublemaker/)
 * (@troublemaker)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-default-category/)
 * I did a search first and did not find a way to remove the default category.
    
   I would like items that do not fit in a current category to be un-published.

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 *  [NuclearMoose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nuclearmoose/)
 * (@nuclearmoose)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-default-category/#post-174327)
 * Save them as DRAFT and they won’t be published.
 * If you want to “get rid” of the default category, then simply rename it to a 
   category that you would want to have.
 *  Thread Starter [troublemaker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/troublemaker/)
 * (@troublemaker)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-default-category/#post-174350)
 * is draft default can I make it default?
 *  [oriecat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oriecat/)
 * (@oriecat)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-default-category/#post-174351)
 * draft is not a category, it’s a status
 *  [Avenir](https://wordpress.org/support/users/avenir/)
 * (@avenir)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-default-category/#post-174353)
 * All of your posts will be saved with the draft status if you click the ‘Save’
   button instead of the ‘Publish’ button when you’re done writing. Also, if you
   turn on Advanced Editing, you can change the status of any post to ‘Draft’ by
   editing it and using the radio buttons below the edit form.
 *  Thread Starter [troublemaker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/troublemaker/)
 * (@troublemaker)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-default-category/#post-174355)
 * thank you

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 * Last activity: [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-default-category/#post-174355)
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