# Default Composer Category component **URL:** \ **Category:** Theme component\ **Tags:** end-of-life\ **Created:** [April 15, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-composer-category-component/148048 "2020-04-15T02:01:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 25
**Author:** ![MiniForum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/0ea827/32.png) [@MiniForum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MiniForum)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-composer-category-component/148048/25 "2026-09-09T10:45:20Z")
> [@MikeNolan](#): > > It would be nice if you could set a different default category in composer based on the groups the member is in. > > I’m hoping to run multiple independent communities as separate groups with private categories on one Discourse server and would like to keep them pretty much isolated from each other. > > At present when posting they have to select a category. That’s not all that bad a thing, it just would be a little more convenient if I could suggest a default based on what group they’re in. > > They’re not secret groups, most members know I run multiple discussion groups, they just choose which one they’re interested in. > > Similarly, it would be helpful if new users could request a group when signing up. You can place them into a group with an invite, seems like it would be useful to allow them to choose one as well, though maybe that creates issues that would require allowing private-but-selectable and private-but-mostly-secret groups The `defaut_composer_category`is working as expected but indeed I have the same need as described above. The use case is a forum for a school where different groups are assigned for different classes. It would be nice to have by default the category pre-selected to the category assigned to the group. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-composer-category-component/148048)._