# Disable about topic for new categories

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-about-topic-for-new-categories/43533
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 1, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-about-topic-for-new-categories/43533 "2016-05-01T20:37:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![MZainDamlag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mzaindamlag/32/50721_2.png) [@MZainDamlag](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MZainDamlag)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-about-topic-for-new-categories/43533/1 "2016-05-01T20:37:26Z")

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Hello All,

I want to stop the auto created topic with each new category. How can this done ?

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-about-topic-for-new-categories/43533/2 "2016-05-01T20:38:17Z")

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Not possible, this is required for the category description.

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### Author: ![Steven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/steven/32/187890_2.png) [@Steven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steven)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-about-topic-for-new-categories/43533/3 "2016-05-01T20:48:06Z")

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The thing I do, I _unpin_ it and _make unlisted_

The description is still here, but the topic is hidden

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-about-topic-for-new-categories/43533/6 "2021-12-26T19:43:07Z")

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