# How change a Chat Channel's category that it's linked to

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-change-a-chat-channels-category-that-its-linked-to/257122
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** chat
**Created:** [March 5, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-change-a-chat-channels-category-that-its-linked-to/257122 "2023-03-05T13:22:22Z")
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### Author: ![DGForum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dgforum/32/277218_2.png) [@DGForum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DGForum)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-change-a-chat-channels-category-that-its-linked-to/257122/1 "2023-03-05T13:22:22Z")

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E.g.  
I tried to delete an old Category but can’t because the error message says a Chat Channel is connected to it (see pic).  
I looked in the Chat Channels but don’t see where a Category is linked to it please?

 ![Screen Shot 2023-03-05 at 12.53.59 pm](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/0/5/9/0591d99291279243d56baa2ac7dc2e49e673e129.png)

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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-change-a-chat-channels-category-that-its-linked-to/257122/2 "2023-03-05T14:16:23Z")

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Hi DGForum 🙂

From the sidebar, click the edit Channel icon:

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/7/6/676ae31e6e39c8d3aeedeeaf069b842a03638f29.png)

> **Alternatively:**
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> From the small chat window, click the arrow:
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> ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/d/6/8d6a18df12eb5e843e56cb1312fb59573f8e8522.png)
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> Then click the edit Channels icon:
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> ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/a/9/f/a9f1d09caabe10f13ae6d9676ad1a6a3c5b46f95.png)

You’ll see the list of chat channels:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/0/3/d03900b4c56bf5f598accac03a2e94fea3e2ad3a.png)

(the color on the left border gives you a hint of the category in which they belong)

Click the cog icon of a channel: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/0/7/e/07e0e693e93e902ce5c63fea80a6bbe0890ebe8c.png)

Click on About, and you’ll see to which category the channel is linked:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/2/e/0/2e09a01130256b7ae3421f333088256642696366.png)

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### Author: ![DGForum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dgforum/32/277218_2.png) [@DGForum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DGForum)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-change-a-chat-channels-category-that-its-linked-to/257122/3 "2023-03-05T14:50:05Z")

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Thank-you.  
But it won’t allow me to change it to the new Category.  
When I click on it it just redirects me to that category.

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### Author: ![DGForum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dgforum/32/277218_2.png) [@DGForum](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DGForum)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-change-a-chat-channels-category-that-its-linked-to/257122/4 "2023-03-05T14:59:30Z")

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We’re just deleting it and making a new channel thank-you.

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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2023, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-change-a-chat-channels-category-that-its-linked-to/257122/5 "2023-03-05T15:08:53Z")

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> [@DGForum](#):
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> But it won’t allow me to change it to the new Category.

Indeed, you can’t change a channel’s category. 🙂

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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: [April 29, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-change-a-chat-channels-category-that-its-linked-to/257122/7 "2023-04-29T15:35:37Z")

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