I realize that the About is tied to the Category. Are there any work-arounds to move the Topic/ Thread to a new Category please? Need to delete the old category. Thank-you.

I’ve just had a quick check on my test site, and that deleted the category even with a reply in the About category topic. Though if you want to save the topic content for some reason (eg you’ve accidentally customised an About topic into something else) you can copy paste the OP post body into a new topic in another catgeory, and then move the replies over with the ‘select posts’ option from your topic wrench. :+1:

I’m afraid not. Those are special topics that provide the category descriptions and cannot be deleted like regular topics. However, their existence should not stop you from deleting the category with them in it.

Awesome iirc that was an issue long ago with the About topic. very nice.

Thank-you. That sounds promising, but there doesn’t seem to be a Select Posts at the Topic Wrench. E.g. this reply to the About. [Screen Shot 2023-03-09 at 7.04.13 pm]

That seems to be the post wrench menu. You need the topic wrench one in the top right. :+1: [Topic wrench]

Okay, got it, thank-you. Appreciated.

Want to move a Topic/ Thread in the About to a new category, but can't?

Product Support

Heliosurge (Dan DeMontmorency) March 9, 2023, 6:52pm 3

If there are any replies in the about topic delete them first.

Topic		Replies	Views
Best way to discriminate a "About the category" post? Product Support	3	658	June 24, 2019
Category has been deleted, but still can't permanently delete the "About" topic Bug permanently-delete	1	164	September 25, 2026
Can't delete the "about this category" topics Product Support	10	2530	September 20, 2015
Change "category description / about topic" post Product Support	9	1574	June 13, 2022
When we delete a category, what happens to the deleted topics in it? Product Support	8	1109	December 7, 2020

Want to move a Topic/ Thread in the About to a new category, but can't?

Related topics