{"id":1292,"date":"2012-04-17T16:23:39","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T16:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/04\/17\/deleting-product-categories-in-magento\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:44:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:44:36","slug":"deleting-product-categories-in-magento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/magento\/deleting-product-categories-in-magento\/","title":{"rendered":"Deleting Product Categories in Magento 1.6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the previous tutorial we showed you how to create product categories to better organize your products. At any time, you can delete product categories. Product catergories are deleted through the Magento 1.6 Admin Panel.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/magento\/how-to-log-into-magento-admin-panel\/\">Log into your Magento Admin Panel<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Category -&gt;&gt; Manage Category<\/strong><\/li>\n<p> <a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/magento_magento_category_1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/magento_magento_category_1-1024x469.jpg\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"magento_category_1\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/magento_magento_category_1-1024x469.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/magento_magento_category_1-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/magento_magento_category_1-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/magento_magento_category_1.jpg 1557w\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\n<li>Click on the Product Category you want to delete<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/magento_magento_category_delete_1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"magento_category_delete_1\" class=\"std_ss\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/magento_magento_category_delete_1.jpg\" width=\"288\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\n<li>Click \u201c<strong>Delete Category<\/strong>\u201c<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/magento_magento_category_delete_2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"magento_category_delete_2\" class=\"std_ss\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/magento_magento_category_delete_2.jpg\" width=\"1568\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\n<li>Click \u201cOK\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For more step-by-step guides and practical tips, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/drupal\/\">Drupal Education Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the previous tutorial we showed you how to create product categories to better organize your products. At any time, you can delete product categories. Product catergories are deleted through the Magento 1.6 Admin Panel. 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