deUncategorize
Prevent Posts from Accidentally Appearing in the »Uncategorized« Category
deUncategorize is bloody brilliant [...] Genius! Jo Salmon
Have you ever been in a situation where you’ve posted something on your WordPress blog in the appropriate categories just to notice several days later you forgot to assign a category which resulted in an Uncategorized post? Then this straight forward plugin is for you (and your WordPress installation)!
The whole purpose of this plugin is to deselect the default category set under Options → Writing (Uncategorized per default) if any other category is selected while writing or editing a post. JavaScript needs to be enabled and I’ve tested this using Safari, Firefox, Opera and IE 6 and 7 while using WordPress 2.0.4+, 2.1+, 2.2+ and 2.3+.
There’s only one version for WordPress 2.0.x and 2.1 and later. The only difference since WordPress 2.1 is the lack of a checked default category for new posts. Forgetting to set a category will result in an Uncategorized post after all. So deUncategorize still comes in handy to automatically deselect the default category when editing a post after submitting it and assigning the first custom category.
Adding deUncategorize to Your Blog
Indispensabile plugin per wordpress Maestro Alberto
Download the plugin and upload it to your blog’s /wp-content/plugins/ folder. Then activate it from your admin panel. No more uncategorized blogging… Simple as that!
Support/Feedback
Please provide feedback via the contact page if you experience any problems using this plugin on your WordPress installation. It should work with localized versions. Please also leave a comment if you find deUncategorize useful.
Disclaimer
This plugin is provided as is. Though I did my best to produce a plugin of good quality I can’t guarantee that this plugin is safe, secure or error free. Use it at your own risk and always make a backup copy of your blog before trying new plugins or themes!
Download
↓ Download deUncategorize 1.4
Release Notes
deUncategorize 1.4 (January 23rd, 2007): changes since version 1.3
- WordPress 2.1(.x) compatible.
deUncategorize 1.3 (January 16th, 2007): changes since version 1.2
- Fixed a bug which prevented the deselecting of a default category that wasn’t the last category listed.
Read older release notes on the next page…
September 27th, 2006 at 11:22
[...] Questa volta ci viene in aiuto il plugin deUncategorize, che una volta scaricato ed installato deselezionerà in modo automatico la categoria predefinita se anche solo una delle altre categorie è stata selezionata. [...]
September 28th, 2006 at 02:28
I was using your plugin, but I noticed it added a couple of pipes | | before the content on both site and wordpress admin pages. It’s currently disabled, but that’s definitely something you should look into.
September 28th, 2006 at 07:42
Kenneth, that’s really strange because there is not a single pipe used in the plugin’s source and it definitely only modifies the admin pages for posting.
I’ve noticed on your site that there is a trailing pipe after your category list below your posts even though you said the plugin is deactivated now. I think the problem is another plugin. You may send me a more detailed problem report via my Contact page.
September 28th, 2006 at 19:04
Thanks for your e-mail Kenneth! The download link now points to a zip file and the problem should be gone.
October 9th, 2006 at 05:00
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October 9th, 2006 at 18:18
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October 9th, 2006 at 19:00
You will be happy to know that this effect (done much more simply) will be included in WordPress 2.0.5 . Don’t have a category selected by default.
October 9th, 2006 at 20:23
Lloyd, that’s great to hear. I’ve searched a while but didn’t find this ticket. And now there’s already another plugin… Seems like I should’ve looked a bit longer :-)
October 9th, 2006 at 23:47
[...] deUncategorize will automatically uncheck the uncategorised box when any other category is selected on your list while making a blog. Perfect if you’re constantly writing blogs and forgetting to take them out of the uncategorised section afterwards. [...]
October 10th, 2006 at 03:00
[...] A Plugin for WordPress that de-selects ‘Uncategorized’ The whole purpose of this plugin is to deselect the Uncategorized category if any other category is selected. JavaScript needs to be enabled and I’ve tested this using Safari and Firefox using WordPress 2.0.4 (tags: Plugin WordPress javascript) Share and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]
October 10th, 2006 at 13:22
[...] deUncategorize A bit special-interest; but if you’re a WordPress user who likes to use the category feature a lot, it’s completely brilliant. (tags: WordPress plugins) [...]
October 11th, 2006 at 18:08
Hi,
I wonder if you can add an extra functionality to this plugin…
If a child category is chosen, to aumaticaly select its parent.
Great plugin, small yet VERY useful
October 11th, 2006 at 22:53
Good idea, tricky. I’ll take a look at it when I’ve got some time on my hands.
October 13th, 2006 at 00:20
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October 13th, 2006 at 20:04
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October 14th, 2006 at 09:40
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October 15th, 2006 at 05:48
hey,
great plugin!
that sucks about wp 2.0.5 –
until about 10 seconds ago i thought this was the best plugin i’d found in months.
i’m still going to install it, at least until the new version of wp comes out.
i’ve needed this exact feature for some time now and i’m just tired of waiting.
if you could get this plugin to selects it’s parent categories (as suggested by tricky), i would definitely keep it installed even after upgrading to 2.0.5 (assuming it didn’t conflict in some way)
also, i was wondering if it can “deUncategorize” past posts that have already been published. if not, there’s another feature you might consider adding to make this plugin even more powerful.
nice job!
October 15th, 2006 at 13:49
Automatically selecting the parent category is not easily done (without modifying WP core files). I want this plugin to be ready after uploading and activating so manual changing of core files is out of question. Let’s wait and see which features WP 2.0.5 has.
As for automatically removing published posts from Uncategorized — it’s a bit dangerous (and would be a completely different plugin). It’s better to browse your Uncategorized archives and change it manually.
October 20th, 2006 at 02:47
[...] deUncategorize Plugin de WordPress que automaticamente desmarca la categoria por defecto (a menudo “Uncategorized”), al seleccionar cualquier otra. (tags: javascript plugins WordPress Plugin) [...]
October 20th, 2006 at 20:45
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October 24th, 2006 at 07:30
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October 28th, 2006 at 04:47
[...] Every time I post a new post or edit one of my old posts, I choose the appropriate category and have to uncheck Uncategorized. This is a pain in the butt and a major design flaw of WordPress, imo. Thankfully the next version will be taking care of this issue. Until then, there’s deUncategorize! [...]
November 3rd, 2006 at 16:26
[...] deUncategorize Désélectionne automatiquement la catégorie “non-classé” lorsque vous assignez une nouvelle catégorie à un article. Assez intéressant à mon goût! [...]
November 10th, 2006 at 15:42
The fix Lloyd mentioned (not having a category selected by default) will be . (The fix was postponed from its original target version 2.0.5.)
Until then deUncategorize is still very useful!
November 12th, 2006 at 00:44
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November 18th, 2006 at 18:14
This is great….thank you. major pain solved
November 22nd, 2006 at 02:43
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December 5th, 2006 at 19:05
[...] damit nicht versehentlich die “uncategorized”-Kategorie aktiviert bleibt, wenn man eigene Kategorien wählt, gibt es das Plugin deUncategorize [...]
December 7th, 2006 at 03:07
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January 4th, 2007 at 00:26
[...] deUncategorize qui décoche la catégorie par défaut lors de la création d’un post, bien pratique; [...]
January 16th, 2007 at 16:04
There’s an error in the code which causes the deselect of the default category not to work if this is not the last checkbox.
January 16th, 2007 at 23:33
It’s fixed. Thanks jumpa!
January 19th, 2007 at 10:09
[...] How many times have you written a post – set the post category, published it and then found you’d forgotten to deselect the “Uncategorized” category. Well, with the deUncategorize WP plugin you no longer have to remember to do this. As soon as you set a posts category the “Uncategorized” category is set off. [...]
April 13th, 2007 at 11:13
[...] deUncategorize will automatically uncheck the uncategorised box when any other category is selected on your list while making a blog. Perfect if you’re constantly writing blogs and forgetting to take them out of the uncategorised section afterwards. [...]
April 26th, 2007 at 18:36
[...] deUncategorize: One of the shortcomings of the default WordPress install is that the default category "Uncategorized" remains checked even if you select other categories. This plugin fixes that. [...]
May 14th, 2007 at 23:36
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July 10th, 2007 at 13:39
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September 13th, 2007 at 04:55
[...] This is brilliant. You have a default category (like, maybe, “uncategorized”) that any post you write gets put into. But if you check another category, that default stays checked. Thus, you can get posts that are categorized as “Summer Vacation” and “Uncategorized” which in turn makes you look like a moron or something. Install this plugin, and the default (i.e., “Uncategorized”) category will uncheck itself as if by magic. [...]
November 14th, 2007 at 23:08
[...] deUncategorize – Prevent the recent posts from falling into the uncategorized category. uncategorized, top right corner. [...]
December 1st, 2007 at 09:27
[...] deUncategorize : voici un plugin que je teste et qui décoche automatiquement la catégorie par défaut “Non classé”, comme ça ça vous évite d’oublier de la décocher dans la précipitation et d’avoir plein de trucs dans “non classé” en plus des autres catégories. Un peu gadget mais sympa. [...]
February 25th, 2008 at 17:16
Juhuuu another great plugin that makes my life easier (I’m searching the web for cool plugins for two hours now and this is the fifth plugin that’s useful for my blog ;-)
Nearly 50% of my posts are uncategorized btw ;-)
July 26th, 2008 at 19:22
Nice. I actually do this a surprising number of times. That or I assign the wrong category. I try to not use the uncategorized category that often.
September 19th, 2008 at 13:40
Works a charm! Thanks!
April 14th, 2009 at 08:57
Nice info, its very useful on my blog I was try to install those plugins and running well, thanks