# Confused using categories

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/confused-using-categories/72508>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [October 21, 2017, 12:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confused-using-categories/72508 "2017-10-21T00:18:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 4:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confused-using-categories/72508/6 "2017-10-21T04:42:57Z")

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Well when you create a category you automatically get one topic anyway. Just do the following

1. Delete all content, or just copy the category name. “armchair” → “the complete anatomy of an armchair”

2. Close it

3. Unpin it

4. Make it unlisted

5. You may archive it but it doesn’t do anything

6. Bob’s your uncle

None of your users will see such a topic.

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