You can not remove "Uncategorized" Category but you can rename it

**1.** Login to your WordPress admin dashboard.
**2.** Under the dashboard menu, hover your mouse on Posts and then click on "**Categories**".
![](https://dash.wevrlabs.net/../../../img/wp-dashboard-category-option.gif)

**3.** On the right side you can see the "**Uncategorized**" category option. Hover your mouse on it and a few options will appear. Click on the "**Quick Edit**" option.
![](https://dash.wevrlabs.net/../../../img/wp-uncategorized-category-remove.gif)

**4.** Change the name and slug and then click on the "**Update Category**" option.
![](https://dash.wevrlabs.net/../../../img/wp-uncategorized-category-update.gif)