# Allow switching of categories in a topic

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-switching-of-categories-in-a-topic/18999>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [August 18, 2014, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-switching-of-categories-in-a-topic/18999 "2014-08-18T12:33:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![stu1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stu1/32/114546_2.png) [@stu1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stu1)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-switching-of-categories-in-a-topic/18999/1 "2014-08-18T12:33:35Z")

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Currently when I am in a topic, I am limited with what I can do. I can’t create a new topic and I can’t switch to a different category.  
This forces me to press back or click on the category / header to return to root menu and then switch to a new category.

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