# Display total topic count in category list instead of new ones in the last month

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-total-topic-count-in-category-list-instead-of-new-ones-in-the-last-month/274315
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 8, 2023, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-total-topic-count-in-category-list-instead-of-new-ones-in-the-last-month/274315 "2023-08-08T09:01:48Z")
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### Author: ![Ellery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ellery/32/315016_2.png) [@Ellery](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ellery)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2023, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-total-topic-count-in-category-list-instead-of-new-ones-in-the-last-month/274315/1 "2023-08-08T09:01:49Z")

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As a forum administrator, I am wondering if there is a way for me to configure the displayed number to represent the overall count of topics, rather than just the new topics from the last month? Furthermore, I am hoping to apply this setting to all categories within my forum.

These two posts that address the exact topic I am interested in:

[Show Total Topics/Replies in /categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-total-topics-replies-in-categories/36207)  
[Show topic count in category list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-topic-count-in-category-list/160857/1)

However, it appears that there hasn’t been a response yet.

Is there a solution available for this?

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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2023, 9:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-total-topic-count-in-category-list-instead-of-new-ones-in-the-last-month/274315/2 "2023-08-08T09:44:58Z")

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Maybe the code at the end of this [post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/total-number-of-topics-topics-par-month-on-the-category-page/211134/2) helps you

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### Author: ![Ellery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ellery/32/315016_2.png) [@Ellery](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ellery)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2023, 10:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-total-topic-count-in-category-list-instead-of-new-ones-in-the-last-month/274315/3 "2023-08-08T10:06:09Z")

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Thank you very much for your response!

Changing the code is a bit difficult for me. Is there a simpler method, like directly setting it up in the forum’s admin interface?

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### Author: ![Ellery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ellery/32/315016_2.png) [@Ellery](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ellery)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-total-topic-count-in-category-list-instead-of-new-ones-in-the-last-month/274315/4 "2023-08-08T11:04:11Z")

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Furthermore, sometimes on my forum, the total number of topics is displayed, and other times it will change to the number of new topics within a month.

Stranger still, certain categories display the total number, while for some, it shows the count of new posts in a single month.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/0/a/0/0a06cc41ee81aa0b26f6b641f7d501837f151c03.png)

What is the reason for this?

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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-total-topic-count-in-category-list-instead-of-new-ones-in-the-last-month/274315/5 "2023-08-08T11:51:34Z")

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I don’t know such a setting. That is why I shared the post with you. As it explains you can add that code as a #Customization > Theme component  
The reason for the different timespans is also explained in the post.