# How to delete a category?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-delete-a-category/29918
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 12, 2015, 8:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-delete-a-category/29918 "2015-06-12T08:30:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@tenzan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tenzan)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2015, 8:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-delete-a-category/29918/1 "2015-06-12T08:30:27Z")
I found several search results for this questions, but none of them answered to my question.
In traditional forum software you delete/configure in the admin panel.
In Discourse, as I understood, creating is done on the page were you click on Categories from the Top page.
I can’t figure out how to remove a category name, I don’t see the remove button…
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2015, 8:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-delete-a-category/29918/2 "2015-06-12T08:46:47Z")
If you can delete the category, there should be a red “delete this category” button on the bottom right corner. On the other hand, if you can’t delete the category, then there will be the reason why you can’t.
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### Author:  [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2015, 8:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-delete-a-category/29918/3 "2015-06-12T08:48:25Z")
Go to a category, like `[http://discourse.example.org/c/foocategory``](http://discourse.example.org/c/foocategory%60%60)
Find the “Edit” button in the top right and click it.
In the bottom right of the pop-up screen you’ll find the delete-button, _if_ the category is ready for deletion that is. If the category still holds topics or sub-categories, you may not delete it until they’re all moved elsewhere or also deleted.
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### Author:  [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2015, 8:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-delete-a-category/29918/4 "2015-06-12T08:56:56Z")
If you click on the “list” icon near the upper left, checkboxes will appear next to the topics. After you check one or more of them a “wrench” icon will appear near the upper right. If you click that, you will have the option to “change category” (move) or delete the topics (and a few other choices).
AFAIK - untested - once the category is devoid of topics it can then be deleted.
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2015, 9:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-delete-a-category/29918/5 "2015-06-12T09:26:41Z")