# Hide Muted Categories

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-muted-categories/140611
**Category:** Theme component
**Tags:** official, hide-muted-categories
**Created:** [February 4, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-muted-categories/140611 "2020-02-04T17:30:21Z")
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### Author: ![Discourse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/discourse/32/148734_2.png) [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-muted-categories/140611/1 "2020-02-04T17:30:21Z")

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| :discourse2: | **Summary** | **Hide Muted Categories** hides muted categories from the category list. |
| 🛠 | **Repository Link** | [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-hide-muted-categories](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-hide-muted-categories) |
| 📖 | **New to Discourse Themes?** | [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) |

Install this theme component

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> :discourse2: As this is an #official theme component maintained by the Discourse team, #Support, #Contribute > Bug, #Contribute > UX, and #Contribute > Feature requests can be made in the respective categories here on Meta, and tagged with the appropriate theme component tag. Click on a link below to get one started. 👍
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> [❓&nbsp; **Support**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=6&tags=hide-muted-categories "Ask for support on configuring and using Hide Muted Categories") [🐛&nbsp; **Bug**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=1&tags=hide-muted-categories "A bug report means something is broken, preventing normal/typical use of the theme component") [👀&nbsp; **UX**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=9&tags=hide-muted-categories "Discussion about the user interface of Hide Muted Categories, and how features are presented (including language and UI elements)") [💡&nbsp; **Feature**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=2&tags=hide-muted-categories "Discussion about how existing Hide Muted Categories features can be improved or enhanced, and how proposed new features could work")

### Features

Under normal circumstances, muted categories are shown in the category list to improve discoverability, particularly on sites with many categories muted by default. This theme component will provide the opposite behaviour and hide all muted categories from the category list.

  

> :discourse2: **Hosted by us?** Theme components are available to use on our Standard, Business, and Enterprise plans.

> Last edited by @JammyDodger 2024-06-12T22:56:11Z
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