# Links to topics in a subcategory are not displayed as topic titles

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-to-topics-in-a-subcategory-are-not-displayed-as-topic-titles/145843>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [March 27, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-to-topics-in-a-subcategory-are-not-displayed-as-topic-titles/145843 "2020-03-27T16:37:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-to-topics-in-a-subcategory-are-not-displayed-as-topic-titles/145843/2 "2020-03-27T16:58:36Z")

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> [@brechtm](#):
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> I believe this behavior may have started when I had to make all categories private

I believe that you’re right. If it were to pull those titles into posts then it would reveal your secret topic titles.

Change a category to read by everyone and see if the issue persists.

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