{"id":2565,"date":"2025-06-23T06:51:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T06:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/?p=2565"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:00:03","slug":"how-to-delete-an-app-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/productivity\/how-to-delete-an-app-category\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete an App Category?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In order to delete an App Category, you should have to go through the following steps;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>From the admin left panel, click on <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/52-1024x441.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/52-1024x441.png 1024w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/52-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/52-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/52-1536x661.png 1536w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/52-2048x882.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: <\/strong>From the options that open, select <strong>App &amp; URLs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1-1024x473.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1-1024x473.png 1024w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1-768x355.png 768w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1-1536x710.png 1536w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2-1-2048x946.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: From App &amp; URLs window select &#8216;Categories&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3-1-1024x441.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3-1-1024x441.png 1024w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3-1-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3-1-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3-1-1536x661.png 1536w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3-1-2048x881.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong>: The interface that opens will show a list of apps separated by categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-111-1024x484.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-111-1024x484.png 1024w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-111-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-111-768x363.png 768w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-111-1536x726.png 1536w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-111.png 1647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Find the app category you wish to change the name of and click <strong>Edit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6-1024x95.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6-1024x95.png 1024w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6-300x28.png 300w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6-768x71.png 768w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6-1536x142.png 1536w, https:\/\/desklog.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6-2048x189.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 6: <\/strong>This will open up a pop up. 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