# If fixed ordering for forums, quick reply category selector should also follow that order

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-fixed-ordering-for-forums-quick-reply-category-selector-should-also-follow-that-order/26204
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 11, 2015, 5:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-fixed-ordering-for-forums-quick-reply-category-selector-should-also-follow-that-order/26204 "2015-03-11T05:42:59Z")
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### Author: ![rodrigofarcas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rodrigofarcas/32/69085_2.png) [@rodrigofarcas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rodrigofarcas)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2015, 5:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-fixed-ordering-for-forums-quick-reply-category-selector-should-also-follow-that-order/26204/1 "2015-03-11T05:42:59Z")

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I’m using fixed ordering for forums, but I see this order is not being used in the category selector when creating a new topic. I think it should.

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/2/d/2def40a0002156f67ec9a1030019b1bfb6a1845b.png)

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2015, 5:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-fixed-ordering-for-forums-quick-reply-category-selector-should-also-follow-that-order/26204/2 "2015-03-11T05:55:26Z")

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This is covered in a bunch of other topics. That is ordered by number of topics in each category, so people can select the correct (more popular) ones.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-fixed-ordering-for-forums-quick-reply-category-selector-should-also-follow-that-order/26204/3 "2018-09-17T01:31:32Z")

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-fixed-ordering-for-forums-quick-reply-category-selector-should-also-follow-that-order/26204/4 "2018-09-17T02:10:48Z")

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![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/a/7a46dc1b44320151f85568b3eef601c02b97cf17.png)

We now have `fixed_category_positions_on_create` feel free to tick that to true if you need to control order on topic creation.

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/if-fixed-ordering-for-forums-quick-reply-category-selector-should-also-follow-that-order/26204/5 "2018-09-17T02:10:54Z")

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