# Changing categories
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-categories/68600
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 23, 2017, 9:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-categories/68600 "2017-08-23T09:15:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@sianwhite](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sianwhite)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2017, 9:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-categories/68600/1 "2017-08-23T09:15:21Z")
Hi,
Our community is about 9 months old now, and I’d like to change the categories we are using as they don’t seem to be doing the job.
Is there a way to change the categories and add existing threads to them in bulk without notifying every user who started a thread?
Thanks as ever!
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### Author:  [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-categories/68600/2 "2017-08-23T15:41:27Z")
Yes there is. Using Bulk Actions does not create an edit log, so you are safe to change categories without worrying.
To change categories in bulk:
1. Click the checkbox icon at the top of the topic list: 
2. Check the topics you wish to edit in bulk
3. Click the Admin wrench in the top right corner 
4. Make the bulk change
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### Author:  [@sianwhite](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sianwhite)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 9:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-categories/68600/3 "2017-08-24T09:06:13Z")
Amazing, thanks so much for your help!
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### Author:  [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-categories/68600/4 "2017-08-24T22:00:12Z")
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