# Category setting: unhide topic from latest when there is a reply **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-setting-unhide-topic-from-latest-when-there-is-a-reply/71397 **Category:** Feature **Created:** [04.Октябрь.2017 11:58:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-setting-unhide-topic-from-latest-when-there-is-a-reply/71397 "2017-10-04T11:58:01Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 5
### Author: ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh) #### Post date: [05.Октябрь.2017 12:54:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-setting-unhide-topic-from-latest-when-there-is-a-reply/71397/5 "2017-10-05T12:54:13Z")
Prior discussions: > [@Embedding, but don't automatically create a topic until a user chooses to comment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-but-dont-automatically-create-a-topic-until-a-user-chooses-to-comment/61450/15): > > I see your predicament. But instead of the potentially messy solutions discussed so far, what if the topics are indeed created normally, but until they have a reply, they are unlisted, i.e. not visible in the forum stream and only accessible via a direct link. Would that be an acceptable compromise? In other words, the basic spec request becomes something like this: Option to set topics generated for embedded comments as unlisted by default. Special flag that can be put on selected unlisted … > [@Unlisted option on creation of a new topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-option-on-creation-of-a-new-topic/38515): > > Is there a way to specify that a topic should be unlisted on creation? Otherwise, if somebody subscribes to a category, they get a notification, even if I quickly unlist a topic after creation. If not, what’s a workaround? Create a topic in Staff, make it unlisted, then move it to the target category? --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-setting-unhide-topic-from-latest-when-there-is-a-reply/71397)._