# Muted Default Categories Not Working

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-default-categories-not-working/56425
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [2017年一月26日 22:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-default-categories-not-working/56425 "2017-01-26T22:09:36Z")
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### Author: ![Sentinelrv](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sentinelrv/32/64330_2.png) [@Sentinelrv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sentinelrv)
#### Post date: [2017年一月27日 02:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/muted-default-categories-not-working/56425/4 "2017-01-27T02:07:46Z")

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> [@cpradio](#):
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> This doesn’t seem like a bug to me. Default Muted Categories in Admin \> Settings do not work that way, it defaults the Muted Categories Preference for **new registrations** , not existing.

Ok, I didn’t realize it was only for new registrations.

> [@cpradio](#):
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> Instead you have to add that category to the Muted Category preference for all existing users (including your own).

Is this thread correct that you currently still have to do this manually, as there is nothing in settings yet that allows you to easily change it?

> [@(Obsolete) Set category tracking level defaults historically](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-set-category-tracking-level-defaults-historically/53165):
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> warning Following the release of Discourse v2.4.0.beta7 (or if you have [this commit](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/b2f682f35eba0cc3f09588356ecf8d1dd824542f)), admins now have the option to set the category tracking levels of all existing users when setting the default category tracking levels in their site settings: Add a category to one of the following site settings, then select the green checkbox button. A modal window will pop up with the following options: play_button The old way using the console

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