1.0InMotion Hosting Support Centerhttps://www.inmotionhosting.com/supportBrad Marklehttps://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/author/bradm/How to Disable Linked Categories in Joomla 3.1 | InMotion Hostingrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="auFz9Ud1ta"><a href="https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/link-category/">How to Disable Linked Categories in Joomla 3.1</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/link-category/embed/#?secret=auFz9Ud1ta" width="600" height="338" title="“How to Disable Linked Categories in Joomla 3.1” — InMotion Hosting Support Center" data-secret="auFz9Ud1ta" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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When you view an article in Joomla 3.0, the default behavior is to link to the category the article belongs to. You can turn off this feature in Joomla 3.0, and in this tutorial we'll show you how using the LINK CATEGORY setting.https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/edu_joomla-3_writing-new-articles_article-options_linked-category.gif