# I just upgraded to the latest tag, and lost banner topic!
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-upgraded-to-the-latest-tag-and-lost-banner-topic/398976
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** pinned-topics
**Created:** [March 21, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-upgraded-to-the-latest-tag-and-lost-banner-topic/398976 "2026-03-21T18:39:39Z")
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### Author:  [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-upgraded-to-the-latest-tag-and-lost-banner-topic/398976/1 "2026-03-21T18:39:39Z")
At commit cfc1ce28054d64d26808545fa5e69660a234c530, I do not have a visible banner topic anymore. The topic remains pinned but I don’t have the option to unpin it since ‘banner topic’ does not appear anymore:
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-upgraded-to-the-latest-tag-and-lost-banner-topic/398976/2 "2026-03-21T18:47:13Z")
The problem is that the topic is in a private category
[Can no longer create global banners from restricted categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-no-longer-create-global-banners-from-restricted-categories/398306/)
Can you move the topic to a public category and unlist it? Or create a new topic in a public category and make that a banner?
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### Author:  [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-upgraded-to-the-latest-tag-and-lost-banner-topic/398976/3 "2026-04-11T18:28:14Z")
@Moin you’re following me around with great answers 😅
> [@Can no longer create global banners from restricted categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-no-longer-create-global-banners-from-restricted-categories/398306/19):
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> I really hope that @dax’s [workaround](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-no-longer-create-global-banners-from-restricted-categories/398306/11) will keep working.
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> In my case, I had chosen the following workflow:
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> 1. Create a new topic in #staff with a #banner tag
> 2. Prepare the banner in the first post
> 3. Eventually use replies to discuss banner scheduling and variants
> 4. Make topic a banner.
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> But with the new approach, I cannot have the staff discussion about banners. 🤷
> **Yeah, I know**
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> This is because I posted to the wrong place, so I trashed the original, and pasted it here. Duh.
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-upgraded-to-the-latest-tag-and-lost-banner-topic/398976/4 "2026-04-11T18:55:45Z")
I know this is not as easy as it used to be, but after discussing, you could split the first post into a new topic or delete the replies, so users won’t see them. To hide the edits on the first post, you could hide all the revisions so they are only visible for staff. [Scheduling topics for future publication](https://meta.discourse.org/t/scheduling-topics-for-future-publication/60731) might be easier because it removes all the edits before moving the topic.
I don’t think there is a solution that removes replies and edits at once.
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### Author:  [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-upgraded-to-the-latest-tag-and-lost-banner-topic/398976/5 "2026-04-12T14:34:27Z")
I think the best course of action is to unlist and mute the banner topics, and indeed, use linked topics for staff.
Actually, I’m wondering whether the banner topics would work in a public, but _muted_ category. That would solve all issues, since most of the time nobody wants to hear about the background work of community-related actions, but still might be interested – e.g., if they want to become an active host.
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Yes! **You can use a globally muted public category for banners.**
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-upgraded-to-the-latest-tag-and-lost-banner-topic/398976/6 "2026-05-12T14:34:51Z")
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