# Do users properly use categories?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-users-properly-use-categories/345424>\
**Category:** Community Building\
**Created:** [January 3, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-users-properly-use-categories/345424 "2025-01-03T12:11:39Z")\
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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:** [January 3, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-users-properly-use-categories/345424/7 "2025-01-03T13:13:56Z")

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> [@Canapin](#):
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> forces a category pick before start writing.

You can do that in Discourse.

When you disable `allow uncategorized topics` and have “no category” in `default composer category`, you have to choose a category before you can type.

 ![Screenshot_20250103_141051_Firefox](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/c/c/8/cc8b6aaa506f96fa5718e1bbd5dafd6c7021854d.jpeg)

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