Hide the "Uncategorized" Product Category
Keeps the default Uncategorized product category out of category lists on the shop and in the product categories block and widget.
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Code
add_filter( 'get_terms_args', function ( $args, $taxonomies ) {
if ( is_admin() || ! in_array( 'product_cat', (array) $taxonomies, true ) ) {
return $args;
}
$default = (int) get_option( 'default_product_cat' );
if ( $default ) {
$args['exclude'] = array_merge( wp_parse_id_list( $args['exclude'] ?? array() ), array( $default ) );
}
return $args;
}, 10, 2 );Notes
Products in the category are still visible in the shop; only the category itself is hidden.
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