# Creating a ghost category for use with a channel

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-ghost-category-for-use-with-a-channel/311760
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** chat
**Created:** [June 12, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-ghost-category-for-use-with-a-channel/311760 "2024-06-12T14:00:47Z")
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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-ghost-category-for-use-with-a-channel/311760/2 "2024-06-12T14:41:27Z")

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Hi @mc.elias - depending on your use-case, I think you should be able to use the `default categories muted` admin site setting and / or the [Category Hider Theme Component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-hider-theme-component/181299) to do this.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/3/3/b/33b5cef7beaed2d4e47ff1cdaf1a2a942b83f44c.png)

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