# For "Latest", can I hide certain categories?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-latest-can-i-hide-certain-categories/80997
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 20, 2018, 5:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-latest-can-i-hide-certain-categories/80997 "2018-02-20T05:04:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![dylanh724](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dylanh724/32/119642_2.png) [@dylanh724](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dylanh724)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2018, 5:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-latest-can-i-hide-certain-categories/80997/1 "2018-02-20T05:04:45Z")

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For example,

As an admin, we have a section that’s super spammy. I prefer not to see this in “Updates” on the home page.

Is there a way to hide certain categories that show up in “New”?

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### Author: ![HAWK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hawk/32/86627_2.png) [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2018, 5:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-latest-can-i-hide-certain-categories/80997/2 "2018-02-20T05:07:33Z")

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If you suppress the category from the homepage (in category settings) it won’t show up in Latest.

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### Author: ![Ivan\_Rapekas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ivan_rapekas/32/248924_2.png) [@Ivan\_Rapekas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ivan_Rapekas)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2018, 12:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-latest-can-i-hide-certain-categories/80997/3 "2018-06-25T12:08:20Z")

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As far as I know, this can be achieved by per-user setting. Just add certain categories to Muted list as shown in the picture below. Ideas won’t be shown in Latest, also you won’t be notified about new topics in this category.

 ![%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/3/93d8321f81e08ac3a15ac5fa2fcda35ab0aa7731.png)

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### Author: ![meglio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/meglio/32/71444_2.png) [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-latest-can-i-hide-certain-categories/80997/4 "2021-10-19T15:01:38Z")

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So, I can’t solve my problem with using the “Muted” configuration.

I need a fully functional category, searchable, linkable from other topics, etc. I just don’t want its topics in the Latest shown in the Category+Latest home page setup.

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### Author: ![Ivan\_Rapekas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ivan_rapekas/32/248924_2.png) [@Ivan\_Rapekas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ivan_Rapekas)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-latest-can-i-hide-certain-categories/80997/5 "2021-10-19T18:02:32Z")

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Probably this happens because you are the author of those topics. They are visible to you only.

If you are an admin, check login with another account or impersonate.

Finally, you can play with a muted tag. But such topics are not shown always. You still able search it and find in your activity section.

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/for-latest-can-i-hide-certain-categories/80997/6 "2024-06-08T12:36:51Z")

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