The discussion revolves around the possibility of configuring a category in Discourse to not count posts by users, specifically to exclude them from the user’s post count and trust level. SidV initiates the conversation, recalling a similar feature in other forum platforms like phpbb.
Mittineague suggests using the “Edit → Settings” option to turn off “Allow badges to be awarded in this category,” which prevents posts in that category from counting towards badges. However, this does not affect a member’s post count or trust level.
Falco confirms this, explaining that while post count was crucial in old forums, badges now fill this role in Discourse. Therefore, disabling badges in off-topic categories is possible, but excluding posts from the user’s post count is not currently an option.
SidV seeks clarification on this point, and Mittineague and Falco provide further explanation.
Hello guys, in my community there is a “presentation” category, and a lot of people say “hello”, and other messages.
So I have an idea:
Is there any chance to config the category section to no count posts by user?
I mean, count topic created, but no for replays.
I remember that phpbb, or others forums platforms had this option.
Why discourse not? 
If you mean “having post activity in a specific category not count toward gaining trust levels” then–
https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-categories-topic-from-the-user-statistics/34717
Again here… sorry.
Well, that thread is not solved, that feature is possible?
AFAIK you can use a categories Edit → Settings to turn off
Allow badges to be awarded in this category
That will mean that posts in the category don’t count towards getting any badge that uses posts as a basis for granting badges.
But it will not affect a members post count nor affect their Trust Level.
Thanks.
With this…
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” ?
Yes.
On old forum boards, they needed this because post count was the most important thing a member could have. People were elitist with those counts and so.
On Discourse badges fill this role, so we enable disabling badges in off topic categories.