# Cannot add a new category
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-a-new-category/27631
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [April 16, 2015, 8:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-a-new-category/27631 "2015-04-16T08:05:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@oliver\_moran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/oliver_moran)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2015, 8:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-a-new-category/27631/1 "2015-04-16T08:05:39Z")
Since upgrading to v1.3.0.beta5 +30, I cannot add a new category. The new category modal is empty and a JavaScript error is in the console.
See screen shot including JS output: [http://i.snag.gy/0KzMw.jpg](http://i.snag.gy/0KzMw.jpg)
(Unfortunately, new users cannot post images 😄)
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2015, 8:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-a-new-category/27631/2 "2015-04-16T08:07:38Z")
> [@Unable to create categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-create-categories/27624):
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> I am unable to create a category. Whenever I go press, new category, it just shows up like this: The only unusual thing about my install is that I am using SSO. My installation is at [Merge pull request #3376 from awesomerobot/master · discourse/discourse@3d30bd1 · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/3d30bd115ddeb988d6e0418960c0e9a7c5fa84a9) Any help would be appreciated. Can provide whatever information is needed.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2015, 8:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-add-a-new-category/27631/3 "2015-04-16T08:07:54Z")