# Default categories muted setting does not affect subcategories

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-categories-muted-setting-does-not-affect-subcategories/186799>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [April 14, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-categories-muted-setting-does-not-affect-subcategories/186799 "2021-04-14T12:56:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![P16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b19c9b/32.png) [@P16](https://meta.discourse.org/u/P16)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-categories-muted-setting-does-not-affect-subcategories/186799/1 "2021-04-14T12:56:44Z")

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The _default categories muted_ setting does not make any changes to subcategories, only to parent categories.

The _default categories watching_ setting does make changes to subcategories though, not just to parent categories.

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