gnacey

I’m not sure if I’m using the same database or not – not even sure what the database is for. Yikes, I’m sure you didn’t want to hear THAT. I’m not a programmer, and I’m poking along very slowly trying to pick up where my web master left off before business took a dive. What is the DB for, and do I have to do anything in particular with it?

oops, you are so right. my bad, sorry & thanks!

MichaelH, thanks for the response, but the Uncategorized category can NOT be deleted – it is a WORDPRESS rule. Apparently you have never tried to do this. The technique you mentioned above I am quite familiar with and have done it before – but this can NOT be done to the category called “Uncategorized”.

Has anyone else successfully changed the name of this category, and got it to STICK?

This is NOT TRUE. I change the name, and it does not “take”. I know I can not delete it, but it will NOT let me change the name. This is even after I have removed ALL posts associated with its name. It is maddening!