Categories show all the time

Try using <?php wp_list_categories('hide_empty =0');?> in your theme’s sidebar.

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Template_Tags/wp_list_categories

when you say use this “<?php wp_list_categories(‘hide_empty =0’);?>” you mean add that to the sidebar.php file? mate

sorry very new to this game
Mike

Bump anyone sorry for the bump also :/

Fist check your sidebar template file(s) to see if wp_list_categories is used anywhere. If it is, just add hide_empty=0 to the lost of parameters inside the single quotes. If it’s not being used, add <?php wp_list_categories('hide_empty=0');?> where you want your categories to appear.