Drop "Uncategorized" When Another Category Is Chosen
Removes the default category from a post as soon as it has another category, so posts do not end up filed under both.
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add_action( 'set_object_terms', function ( $object_id, $terms, $tt_ids, $taxonomy ) {
if ( 'category' !== $taxonomy || count( $tt_ids ) < 2 ) {
return;
}
$default = (int) get_option( 'default_category' );
$term = get_term( $default, 'category' );
if ( $term && ! is_wp_error( $term ) && in_array( (int) $term->term_taxonomy_id, array_map( 'intval', $tt_ids ), true ) ) {
wp_remove_object_terms( $object_id, $default, 'category' );
}
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