Feedzy started adding the default WordPress category to all posts

Hi there @korporaalmedia,

Thank you for using Feedzy!

Can you share more details about the environment you are using? Maybe there is a plugin that might interfere with Feedzy’s behavior.

Unfortunately, I was not able to replicate this issue on my website.

Best regards,

Andreeea

Hello,

This are the plugins that are installed on that website:

Hey @korporaalmedia,

Thank you for sharing!

To remove the default category when a post is already assigned to a category, please use this code snippet in the wp-config.php file:

//remove default category (uncategorized) when another category has been set
function remove_default_category($ID, $post) {
    
    //get all categories for the post
    $categories = wp_get_object_terms($ID, 'category');
    
    //if there is more than one category set, check to see if one of them is the default
    if (count($categories) > 1) { 
        foreach ($categories as $key => $category) {
            //if category is the default, then remove it
            if ($category->name == "Uncategorized") {
                wp_remove_object_terms($ID, 'uncategorized', 'category');
            }
        }
    }
}
//hook in to the publsh_post action to run when a post is published
add_action('publish_post', 'remove_default_category', 10, 2);

Another method is to install this site-specific plugin which contains the same code – https://gist.github.com/kevinlisota/75b3264f7b91e88540d8/archive/3e696ce05c6568de2dcbaa0599a06c19286a4033.zip.

I hope this helps!

Hello AndreeaR,

This code doesn’t work unfortunately. The added link is een zip file that only contains the code in a php document. I did look further to other options, but did’t found one that works well. What are other possibilities?

Hey @korporaalmedia,

Unfortunately, the issue is not replicable. Please try the troubleshooting steps outlined in this guide: https://docs.themeisle.com/article/1112-theme-doesnt-work-as-expected-troubleshooting-guide.

Let us know if this helps!

Best regards,

Andreea