# Discourse allows to create uncategorized topics even when "allow uncategorized topics" is unchecked

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-allows-to-create-uncategorized-topics-even-when-allow-uncategorized-topics-is-unchecked/57454
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [15 Febrero, 2017 22:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-allows-to-create-uncategorized-topics-even-when-allow-uncategorized-topics-is-unchecked/57454 "2017-02-15T22:47:16Z")
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### Author: ![kuba-orlik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kuba-orlik/32/318490_2.png) [@kuba-orlik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kuba-orlik)
#### Post date: [15 Febrero, 2017 22:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-allows-to-create-uncategorized-topics-even-when-allow-uncategorized-topics-is-unchecked/57454/1 "2017-02-15T22:47:16Z")

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I think the title is self-explanatory 🙂

I did uncheck “allow uncategorized topics” in the hopes that it would prevent users from accidentally making confidential content public by omitting the “category field”.

But recently I myself created a post, forgot about assigning it to a category and it got created, revealing some inside info to search engines… Even though “allow uncategorized topics” was unchecked.

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### Author: ![elijah](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/elijah/32/104055_2.png) [@elijah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elijah)
#### Post date: [15 Febrero, 2017 22:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-allows-to-create-uncategorized-topics-even-when-allow-uncategorized-topics-is-unchecked/57454/2 "2017-02-15T22:49:05Z")

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You did this as staff / moderator, I’m guessing. And I’m guessing that regular users cannot do that on your site. Staff are expected to be more careful.

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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: [15 Febrero, 2017 23:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-allows-to-create-uncategorized-topics-even-when-allow-uncategorized-topics-is-unchecked/57454/3 "2017-02-15T23:02:43Z")

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This is correct and by design… staff are immune to this limitation.

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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: [15 Febrero, 2017 23:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-allows-to-create-uncategorized-topics-even-when-allow-uncategorized-topics-is-unchecked/57454/4 "2017-02-15T23:02:56Z")

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