# Default categories

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-categories/361574
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 12, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-categories/361574 "2025-04-12T16:26:40Z")
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### Author: ![Taxick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/taxick/32/448996_2.png) [@Taxick](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Taxick)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-categories/361574/1 "2025-04-12T16:26:40Z")

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Hi

I’m working on a new forum. But I have one thing I cant get to work.

I want to show all categories to new members as default.

When new members signup now, it looks like this

 ![2025-04-12_17-43-15](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/a/a/d/aad0ae4224673135609d16b8623c105612363462.png)

I want it to look like this

 ![2025-04-12_18-25-4411111](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/9/7/89730dade452d5d850e19fe7fe841f0f4c96edfd.png)

Thanks

Thomas

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