# Categories order in 'new topic' is different from /categories

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-order-in-new-topic-is-different-from-categories/124824
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [8월 4, 2019, 10:09오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-order-in-new-topic-is-different-from-categories/124824 "2019-08-04T10:09:26Z")
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### Author: ![bartv](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bartv/32/130052_2.png) [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)
#### Post date: [8월 4, 2019, 10:09오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-order-in-new-topic-is-different-from-categories/124824/1 "2019-08-04T10:09:27Z")

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I noticed that the order of categories in the ‘new topic’ window is different from the /categories page:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/3/7308485d5a26cd2fe26ec4fe1c2932e3634c0f5d.png)

VS:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/d/ed0277a6e00b1521b1f81d381e0455f6f592e15a.png)

Is that a bug, or is there a setting I misssed that can change the order in the ‘new topic’ window?

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [8월 4, 2019, 11:43오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-order-in-new-topic-is-different-from-categories/124824/2 "2019-08-04T11:43:09Z")

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Ordered by total number of topics in the new topic dialog, ordered by most recent topic in categories — not a bug, that is the way it works.