# New topic count per category is off

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-count-per-category-is-off/239781>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** sidebar\
**Created:** [September 22, 2022, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-count-per-category-is-off/239781 "2022-09-22T16:59:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![tvavrda](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tvavrda/32/480674_2.png) [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 9:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-topic-count-per-category-is-off/239781/3 "2022-09-23T09:36:08Z")

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I have seen this when I created a new sub-category. There is always this “About [Category]” topic, which is kind of semi-visible.

I have the main category in the sidebar. After creating the subcategory, the sidebar showed “1 new”. I clicked on it, showed the main category list and – nothing in it. As I realised what I have just done, I went into the subcategory, clicked on the “about” topic and the notification went off.

I don’t think this is your case but maybe it will help.

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