Hi I have a category on my site called MEMEX which is a space for practitioners to chat about tools and techniques that I don’t want to “pollute” the rest of the site (since it’s more active right now than the rest of the site). I’ve had a dig around in the setting (unfortunately on my phone right…

Suppress category from latest is probably what you need: [image] Suppress category from latest topics gone Support We built a plugin because we have some clients depending on this functionality as well. @vinothkannans thanks for the pointers.

You can add it to the array in your settings for default categories muted. I’m not entirely sure it hits all your desires, but it’s an easy way to test it out real quick. :slight_smile:

Where should I go to find out what muting a category means in practice? For example, my understanding is that muting a category means no notifications. But if someone posts in a topic in a muted category does that automatically unmute it for that user? And, if so, does that mean that posts will ap…

[image] taonmatt: Where should I go to find out what muting a category means in practice? I’m not sure. [image] taonmatt: But if someone posts in a topic in a muted category does that automatically unmute it for that user? Yes, I think so. Here’s my deal: I’ve used muting for users, …

[image] taonmatt: Where should I go to find out what muting a category means in practice? Muting a category removes the category’s topics from the latest topics list. It also removes the category from the categories page. Muting a category does not remove the it from the category dropdown men…

[image] simon: It also removes the category from the categories page. Hrmm… this is unfortunate because I don’t want the category to disappear (especially as, if I understand correctly, I am using that page as the home page), or even be particularly hard to discover. I only want it’s topics …

Thanks md-misko. I’m using Discourse hosted Discourse, I could see instructions for installing the plugin but it seemed to assume you were self-hosting. Is there an option for me too? For reference I see Plugins in my Admin but there seem to be a limited selection and, apparently, I need to pay a …

[image] taonmatt: I’m using Discourse hosted Discourse, I could see instructions for installing the plugin but it seemed to assume you were self-hosting. Is there an option for me too? This feature was originally in core but was since removed, hence the workaround using the plugin. Discourse…

How can I hide new posts for a specific category from site home page?

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md-misko January 3, 2020, 11:00am 7

Suppress category from latest is probably what you need:

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How can I hide new posts for a specific category from site home page?

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