# Exclude category from search

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-category-from-search/46069>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [June 20, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-category-from-search/46069 "2016-06-20T12:54:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-category-from-search/46069/8 "2016-10-04T13:02:31Z")

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Hello, I need to exlude a sub-category from searching.

Example:

> status:noreplies category:5

But, category 5, has got two more sub-categories (6 and 7).  
How can I search only threads in category 5, and don’t show the others discussions in categories 6 and 7?

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