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This patch adds UI to the Categories admin page to clearly indicate which category is the default:

  1. Shows the default category first in the list
  2. Adds a "Default" label next to the default category name

This helps users quickly identify and understand the default category behavior, as discussed in the Trac ticket.

Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/26268

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before-categories

After:
after-categories


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Shows the default category first in the list and adds a "Default" label
next to its name in the categories admin screen.

See https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/26268
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kraftbj commented Jan 30, 2026

Test failures appear unrelated — CI tooling tripping.

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$default_category = get_term( get_option( 'default_category' ), 'category' );
if ( $default_category && ! is_wp_error( $default_category ) ) {
$this->single_row( $default_category );
}
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The $default_category assignment seems like it could maybe be moved up outside of the if statement to be reused here and below in the else.

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