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title: Delete Unused Terms
description: "Taxonomies has a feature that allows you to quickly remove Terms that are rarely used on your site. This feature works for any WordPress taxonomy. You will find this feature on the “[Manage Terms](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/introduction-to-manage-terms/)” screen in Taxonomies. - Choose the…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/remove-rarely-used-terms/"
updated: "2026-10-12"
category: "PublishPress Taxonomies / Taxonomies: Manage Terms"
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# Delete Unused Terms

Taxonomies has a feature that allows you to quickly remove Terms that are rarely used on your site. This feature works for any WordPress taxonomy.

You will find this feature on the “[Manage Terms](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/introduction-to-manage-terms/)” screen in Taxonomies.

- Choose the minimum number of uses for Terms that you will keep. In the example below, any Term that has been used 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 times will be deleted.
- Click the "Check Terms" button to see how many terms will be deleted.
- Click the "Delete Terms" button to remove the terms.

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/delete-unused-1024x662-1.png)
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You will now see this message, saying that the deletion was successful:

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/remove-rarely-used-success.png)