Title: category error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# category error

 *  Resolved [roy547](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roy547/)
 * (@roy547)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/category-error-8/)
 * I have one category that’s in trouble and that’s Science Fiction. It doesn’t 
   matter if I do is as Sci-Fi or Science Fiction. When I click on it the resulting
   listing has three non Sci-Fi pieces listed first. The remainder are correct. 
   Makes me suspect an undocumented string test that I’ve triggered.

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 *  [Josh M.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ebiz_helper/)
 * (@ebiz_helper)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/category-error-8/#post-1746196)
 * Please post a link so we can see the the problem. Also, if you can post the theme
   code you are using to pull the results that would also be helpful.
 * Question: Try switching your theme to the WP Default ( Twenty Ten ) and see if
   you have the same problem. Post your results,
 * Josh
 *  Thread Starter [roy547](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roy547/)
 * (@roy547)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/category-error-8/#post-1746206)
 * The link is [http://trumbull.smrn.com](http://trumbull.smrn.com)
    I’ve tries 
   3 other themes and the problem persists.
 *  [Josh M.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ebiz_helper/)
 * (@ebiz_helper)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/category-error-8/#post-1746325)
 * I see that the three posts that are incorrectly showing in the Science Fiction
   category, are all also associated with the War category.
 * Inside the War category, you have two posts “The Next Logical Step By Ben Bova”
   and “Belly Laugh by Ivar Jorgensen” that are also associated with Science Fiction.
 * Although WordPress allows you to associate a post with many categories with no
   problem, I’m wondering if you are using some kind of “related posts” plugin that
   will build relationships between posts based on categories they are associated
   with.
 * We know the issue is not in your theme, because you’ve switched it and the problem
   persists.
 * Any information you can provide on your plugins, etc… will help with narrowing
   down to find the problem.
 *  Thread Starter [roy547](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roy547/)
 * (@roy547)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/category-error-8/#post-1746376)
 * At present the only active plugins are Askimet and Blubrry Powerpress. I’d tried
   Alphabetical List and Post Page Associator but both are deactivated. – Roy
 *  Thread Starter [roy547](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roy547/)
 * (@roy547)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/category-error-8/#post-1746416)
 * Just found the problem. The category War had Science Fiction as its parent. I
   made it separate and that solved it.
 *  [Josh M.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ebiz_helper/)
 * (@ebiz_helper)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/category-error-8/#post-1746418)
 * Wonderful – Please be sure to make this topic Solved

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 * Last reply from: [Josh M.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ebiz_helper/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/category-error-8/#post-1746418)
 * Status: resolved

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