# Can I limit the number of categories in the drop down menu?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-limit-the-number-of-categories-in-the-drop-down-menu/43861>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [7 Mayo, 2016 21:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-limit-the-number-of-categories-in-the-drop-down-menu/43861 "2016-05-07T21:55:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [3 Noviembre, 2017 22:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-limit-the-number-of-categories-in-the-drop-down-menu/43861/10 "2017-11-03T22:47:20Z")

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If you are only wanting to limit the categories in the hamburger menu, CSS can do it.

```plaintext
/* to hide them all */
.hamburger-panel ul.category-links { display: none; }

/* to hide only subcategories */
.hamburger-panel ul.category-links li.subcategory { display: none; }

```

You can also target specific categories (but you need to use Dev Tools, right click inspect element to see the category specific selector to use

```plaintext
.hamburger-panel ul.category-links li.category-specific-selector { display: none; }

```

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