# How to set to show \`Select a category...\` when user create a new topic

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-to-show-select-a-category-when-user-create-a-new-topic/48052
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 1, 2016, 2:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-to-show-select-a-category-when-user-create-a-new-topic/48052 "2016-08-01T02:59:27Z")
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### Author: ![Vincent\_Lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/vincent_lee/32/221459_2.png) [@Vincent\_Lee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vincent_Lee)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2016, 2:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-to-show-select-a-category-when-user-create-a-new-topic/48052/1 "2016-08-01T02:59:27Z")

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I am a new admin of our discourse forum, and i have created some categories, but i do **NOT** want to show a default category when user create a topic, i want show user `Select a category...` instead, like the following pic shows. any one know how to set this?

thanks a lot for helping.

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/4/941748242304838766fcb70c735d6c6836845e16.png)

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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2016, 3:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-to-show-select-a-category-when-user-create-a-new-topic/48052/2 "2016-08-01T03:23:03Z")

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That’s the default behavior if you disable `allow uncategorized topics` on Site Settings.

Unless the user click on the + New Topic while on viewing a specific category, because that will be pre-selected for him.

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### Author: ![Vincent\_Lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/vincent_lee/32/221459_2.png) [@Vincent\_Lee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vincent_Lee)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-to-show-select-a-category-when-user-create-a-new-topic/48052/4 "2016-08-01T03:29:21Z")

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solved, thanks for help.

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2016, 9:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-to-show-select-a-category-when-user-create-a-new-topic/48052/5 "2016-08-01T09:36:45Z")

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