# Category setting: do not count post created

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-setting-do-not-count-post-created/44631>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [May 22, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-setting-do-not-count-post-created/44631 "2016-05-22T19:16:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![SidV](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sidv/32/119460_2.png) [@SidV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SidV)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-setting-do-not-count-post-created/44631/5 "2016-11-18T14:09:25Z")

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Thanks.

With this…

> [@Mittineague](#):
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> it will not affect a members post count

Do you mean that in summary (`/users/mittineague/summary`) **the part where shows “n” posts created** still counts in that category where turn off “`Allow badges to be awarded in this category`” ?

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