How can I get rid of the the category suffix–NOT “prefix” (i.e. foo-1, foo-2, etc)

Go into the trash from the category list and hit “Empty Trash”.

As long as the category is in the trash, the slug is considered ‘in use’.

ETA: This is obviously not right, as there’s no trash in categories. Instead, using phpMyAdmin, go to database->wp_terms, and delete the row with the category information.

Walkthrough here.

Related Posts:

  1. Rewrite rule page url with category
  2. How to create non-unique sub-category slugs?
  3. Using a portfolio_category slug in wordpress URL
  4. How do I add a tag slug to a category URL to filter posts?
  5. Change of category structure will cause two kinds of URLs for one post
  6. A different permalink structure for different categories
  7. How to remove category name for only one category?
  8. Change the full slug for a specific category?
  9. Posts URL structure like site.com/category/the-post-title
  10. How to get permalinks with category base working with sub-categories
  11. How to remove the term “category” from category pagination?
  12. Catch 404 after changing permalink structure from /%postname%/ to /%category%/%postname%/
  13. How do I get the category URL from get_the_category?
  14. How do I use the same post slug for different Categories?
  15. What’s the URL for a category archive?
  16. Multiple post categories – single permalink
  17. How to create a custom url for a category [closed]
  18. Add forward slash on categories url (serve one version of a url)
  19. Using URL parameters, list posts from category and custom taxonomy
  20. Create terms when registering taxonomy?
  21. Rewrite category wordpress
  22. Rewrite category slug
  23. How to Include the Parent and Child Category in the Permalink if the Post is Added to Both
  24. Using same slug name for a page and category
  25. Add category to custom post type automatically, using category slug
  26. Exclude subcategories from the url
  27. I use same slug name for category and page
  28. Divi change project slug based on category
  29. Removing the number in a category slug
  30. Add custom taxonomy terms to WordPress menu dynamically & append #slug to url
  31. Page with the same name of a category
  32. Plural Category Base Slug On Category Archive Page
  33. Return category slug / title from category ID
  34. WooCommerce change category url and product base
  35. Duplicate Category and Page URL loads Category instead of the Page
  36. “Reversable” and “Re-useable” Subcategories (or other taxonomic structure)
  37. Category slug $_SERVER[‘REQUEST_URI’];
  38. 403 forbidden on one page only
  39. Get the name an the description of a link category
  40. Viewing category pages without the word ‘category’ in URL
  41. Categories vs. Page Site Organization
  42. WooCommerce duplicate sub categories and product slugs
  43. Need to pull parent category and slug – only pulling daughter category
  44. Add “page-a” slug to category link if user visit category link from “page-a”
  45. Pagination for category slug returns 404 when page >= 2
  46. Rewrite a category
  47. How do I get rid of “category” from my URL structure?
  48. Displaying a full post instead of a slug per category?
  49. wordpress sub-category ( lowercase letters + non-latin characters ) = 404
  50. The default code for “posts_nav_link” on category.php isn’t working
  51. How do I toggle pagination on/off in search results and category listings via a link?
  52. Mod_Rewrite to show only last subcategory in URL
  53. Remove subcategory and category with some rules from permalink
  54. Custom category URL rewriting
  55. category url structure
  56. menu using category and tags
  57. Get posts from specific taxonomy term
  58. Redirect to another page using contact form 7? [closed]
  59. Have multiple category queries from the URL been fixed yet?
  60. how to get full category path including parent and subcategories
  61. Automatically redirect a page to a category that share the same slug
  62. Hierarchical permalink structure for posts showing categories and sub-categories
  63. Use the category name instead of category slug in permalinks
  64. Nicer URL for viewing category of posts?
  65. What Must to Display the “mysite.com/category” URL?
  66. Change slug of Standard wp Post category
  67. How to remove the category from post slug
  68. Ordering categories by slug vs. name
  69. Echo Category Nicename
  70. Global navigation in multisite: problem with categories
  71. Include specific category in URL automatically
  72. WooCommerce Product category can be shown with multiple related URLs
  73. pagination 404 error, same slug home and categories
  74. Different post slug based on archive
  75. Allow two posts (from different categories) to have the same slug
  76. OK to redirect the root WordPress category slug?
  77. How Can I Use Equal And Question Mark In Category Slug?
  78. Get nice name of category from slug (remove dashes of category)
  79. How to prevent WordPress from redirecting single page to prefixed category archive with same name?
  80. Is this process OK to replace URL structure?
  81. Can a Woocommerce product category URL contain “&”?
  82. Category page 404s on mobile but not desktop?
  83. Category URL’s 404 after setting category base to ‘.’
  84. Include a page’s “category” in its URL
  85. Using the slug of a custom post category as prefix for the underlying custom post slugs
  86. Get category from slug list
  87. Accessible Subcategory URL’s pages without using .php hack
  88. How to auto update post title and slug with category name when post status is updated
  89. Hide category name using mod_rewrite
  90. Get full control over custom post type url
  91. Catch 404 after changing permalink structure from /%postname%/ to /%category%/%postname%/
  92. Show only one of the categories of a post in the breadcrumb?
  93. hierarchical taxonomy in permalinks? using same slug
  94. Category slug not showing for Custom Post Type
  95. woocommerce – products by category slug? [closed]
  96. Modify / Rewrite single template url structure
  97. Category slug in in loop always the same?
  98. Multiple Parent Category URLs
  99. How to get category slug link? ( include parent categories)
  100. How to add custom prefix before category base for category page URL?