# Can’t create new category
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-create-new-category/185207
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 2, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-create-new-category/185207 "2021-04-02T03:00:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@abhigeorge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/abhigeorge)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-create-new-category/185207/1 "2021-04-02T03:00:40Z")
After the latest update. I am not able to create a new category on my discourse forum.
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### Author:  [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-create-new-category/185207/2 "2021-04-02T17:57:54Z")
At what point in the category creation process are you running into an issue? Is there a button missing? an error?
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### Author:  [@abhigeorge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/abhigeorge)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2021, 4:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-create-new-category/185207/3 "2021-04-16T04:57:24Z")
@awesomerobot
Sorry for the late response.
There is no error. The button is there but not active. I am currently using the latest version of Discourse.
Please review the screenshot : [Screenshot 135 - Itsmyshot](https://itsmyshot.com/image/AthiH)
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### Author:  [@weallwegot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/weallwegot)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2021, 6:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-create-new-category/185207/4 "2021-04-16T06:24:19Z")
I unfortunately wasn’t able to reproduce this on a fresh discourse install.
So it could be worth checking out if the issue persists in [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) as well, since this may be some interference with a specific theme or theme component present on your site.
you can enable [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-discourse-safe-mode/53504) by adding `safe-mode` to the end of your site URL and navigating to the same step.
`http://your-site-name/safe-mode`
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### Author:  [@abhigeorge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/abhigeorge)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2021, 7:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-create-new-category/185207/5 "2021-04-16T07:45:06Z")
@weallwegot ,
I’ve currently using the modified theme. Now, I’ve reverted all modifications. The Problem not anymore.
Thank you very much for your support.
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2021, 7:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-t-create-new-category/185207/6 "2021-05-16T07:45:07Z")
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