# Differences beween Categories and sub-Categories?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/differences-beween-categories-and-sub-categories/382183
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 10, 2025, 12:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/differences-beween-categories-and-sub-categories/382183 "2025-09-10T12:30:23Z")
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### Author: ![manuel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/manuel/32/468169_2.png) [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/differences-beween-categories-and-sub-categories/382183/2 "2025-09-10T12:49:05Z")

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Access settings have a hierarchical structure where sub-categories cannot be more permissive than their parent categories. You will get an error message when you attempt a configuration that goes against this:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/6/7/f679aff1bcfc16e7194aeac181d97a3be0ecfae9.png)

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