In this post, we’ll look at how to edit categories in WordPress in a straightforward manner.
The steps to edit categories in WordPress are as follows.
Step (1) − Click on Posts → Categories in WordPress.
![](http://i0.wp.com/scaz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/wordpress-edit-category-step1.jpg)
Step (2) − You can view Category1 (Category1 was created in previous post WordPress – Add Category). When the cursor hovers over a Category, a list of options appears below the Category name. The categories can be edited in two ways: Edit and Quick Edit.
Edit − Click on the Edit option in the Categories section as seen in the following screenshot.
![](http://i0.wp.com/scaz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/wordpress-edit-category-step2.jpg)
You can edit any of the required fields, and then click the Update button as shown in the following screen.
![](http://i0.wp.com/scaz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/wordpress-edit-category-step3.jpg)
Category fields are the same from the post WordPress – Add Category.
Quick Edit − Click on the Quick Edit option in the Categories section as shown in the following screen.
![](http://i0.wp.com/scaz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/wordpress-edit-category-step4.jpg)
You can only change the category’s name and slug here, as shown in the image below, before clicking the Update Category button.
![](http://i0.wp.com/scaz.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/wordpress-edit-category-step5.jpg)