Is there a way to make a post only visible as a pinned post in the subcategory without it showing up in the parent category? Not sure if it’s making sense. I’m including a screenshot below. [The image is a screenshot of a community forum section for GeoDrops, featuring various threads about staying informed, subscribing to updates, and learning about new features and updates. (Captioned by AI)]

Edit the auto generated topic instead of a new one

Will the new one appear in the parent category by default?

When you create a category, it comes with its own topic that is pinned and has filler text. This topic does not show up on the list of latest. But any new topics created in the category are like any other topics – you can pin it and it shows up as new.

In Category settings you can set topics not to populate in the parent category [This image shows settings for displaying topics and subcategories, with options like "Default Topic List," "Default Top Period," and "Topic List Sort By," as well as "Subcategory List Style" set to "Boxes with featured topics." (Captioned by AI)] The 2 highlighted do not show subcategory topics.

Pinning and categories

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Heliosurge (Dan DeMontmorency) June 4, 2025, 9:40pm 5

In Category settings you can set topics not to populate in the parent category

The 2 highlighted do not show subcategory topics.

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Pinning and categories

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