# Can't modify or delete category

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-modify-or-delete-category/183498>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 17, 2021, 9:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-modify-or-delete-category/183498 "2021-03-17T09:08:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-modify-or-delete-category/183498/4 "2021-03-17T13:39:35Z")

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I still think it’s uncategorized that now has a different name.

But yes you can do something like

```
   Category.find_by(name: "ffd").destroy!

```

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