# Automatically move posts if category deleted

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-move-posts-if-category-deleted/170225
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [November 15, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-move-posts-if-category-deleted/170225 "2020-11-15T23:12:17Z")
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### Author: ![sbernhard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sbernhard/32/208186_2.png) [@sbernhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sbernhard)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-move-posts-if-category-deleted/170225/1 "2020-11-15T23:12:17Z")

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Feature request:  
If a category is removed and there are posts in this category available, there should be a view in which a user can select another category to which this posts should be moved to.

Why:  
Sometimes its necessary to “restructure” a category and then moving hundreds of posts can be very challenging.

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-move-posts-if-category-deleted/170225/2 "2020-11-16T12:38:48Z")

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The recommended solution is to bulk move the topics genie) before you delete the category.