# Hybrid Category Ordering

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/hybrid-category-ordering/118529
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [May 23, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hybrid-category-ordering/118529 "2019-05-23T15:07:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![boomboxnation](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/boomboxnation/32/139476_2.png) [@boomboxnation](https://meta.discourse.org/u/boomboxnation)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hybrid-category-ordering/118529/1 "2019-05-23T15:08:00Z")

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Would it be possible to implement some kind of hybrid category order?

I am thinking that in the fixed category ordering dialog you could set multiple categories to -1. These would always appear at the top sorted by activity. 0 through _X_ would appear in their fixed order under those set to -1.

My use case is that I am a member of a private category, and that category is my primary focus when checking in. We have multiple of these geographically specific categories. Was hoping each region would always see it’s ‘home’ category as the first or very nearly first listed category.

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### Author: ![Kapil\_Kathuria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kapil_kathuria/32/199367_2.png) [@Kapil\_Kathuria](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kapil_Kathuria)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hybrid-category-ordering/118529/2 "2021-08-02T13:44:46Z")

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+1 for this. I am also looking for this feature