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Product Category "Already in Use" from deleted category

This topic has 10 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 10 years, 6 months ago ago by Eva Kemp

Ron

Participant

May 29, 2014 at 18:58

How do I permanently delete a product category? I created it originally and then deleted it, but decided to use it again and now it won’t let me use it because it says it’s already in use…

I want to change the misspelled version /patek-phillipe-cufflinks to the correctly spelled:
/patek-philippe-cufflinks

Please, contact administrator
for this information.

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Eva Kemp

Support staff

May 29, 2014 at 19:51

Hello,

As I see patek-phillipe-cufflinks category exist there. Go to Products > Categories, find Patek Phillipe Cufflinks category and edit its title and slug.

Regards,
Eva Kemp.

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Ron

Participant

May 29, 2014 at 19:52

I tried to change it to patek-philippe-cufflinks and it says that I can’t change it because it is already in use.

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Eva Kemp

Support staff

May 29, 2014 at 20:02

You have the same slug “patek-philippe-cufflinks” for page “Patek Philippe Cufflinks”. Unfortunately in WordPress you cannot have two pages/categories with the exact same slug. So you have to change it for the page or the category.

Regards,
Eva Kemp.

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Ron

Participant

May 30, 2014 at 17:09

I erased the page so that it wasn’t conflicting, but now it still says that “patek-philippe-cufflinks” is in use. I set it as cufflink (without the s) temporarily…

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Eva Kemp

Support staff

May 30, 2014 at 17:13

Hello,

Have you removed the page completely, even from the Trash?
Please check.

Regards,
Eva Kemp.

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Ron

Participant

May 30, 2014 at 17:14

Yes, I permanently deleted it from the trash.

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Eva Kemp

Support staff

May 30, 2014 at 17:22

As I see there is already the category Patek Philippe Cufflinks with the slug patek-philippe-cufflink. So you’ve already corrected “Philippe” word, as it had been written “Phillipe” before. Please clarify what you’re trying to change now.
Thank you.

Regards,
Eva Kemp.

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Ron

Participant

May 30, 2014 at 17:24

I need it to be cufflinks instead of cufflink.

patek-philippe-cufflink = what it is now
patek-philippe-cufflinks = what it needs to be

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Eva Kemp

Support staff

May 30, 2014 at 18:37

The reason is such slug “patek-philippe-cufflinks” is used for the category Patek Philippe Cufflinks which is located in Posts > Categories. You need rename it or delete to be able to change it for Products > Categories.
Please make sure you don’t have more similar slugs created.

Regards,
Eva Kemp.

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