# Is there a way I can remove sub categories from the category list?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-i-can-remove-sub-categories-from-the-category-list/51927>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [October 23, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-i-can-remove-sub-categories-from-the-category-list/51927 "2016-10-23T15:24:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![mb450](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mb450/32/121465_2.png) [@mb450](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mb450)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-i-can-remove-sub-categories-from-the-category-list/51927/1 "2016-10-23T15:24:03Z")

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Right now we have this view:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/4/0/40337e79df8fa670263bcb39a9e278dfddbd7a71.png)

Is there a way I can exclude the topics in archive from the parent (Reload offers) view.