# Category settings broken

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-settings-broken/385455>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [October 13, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-settings-broken/385455 "2025-10-13T15:43:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eviepayne](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eviepayne/32/352733_2.png) [@Eviepayne](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eviepayne)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-settings-broken/385455/4 "2025-10-14T15:35:57Z")

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That seems like an oversight.  
If I have a subcategory that needs to have it’s permissions updated but has more restrictive rights, I can’t when the parent category has everyone permissions.

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