# Optional Redirect on Creation of New Category

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/optional-redirect-on-creation-of-new-category/23005>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [12월 9, 2014, 5:36오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optional-redirect-on-creation-of-new-category/23005 "2014-12-09T17:36:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![iamstrained](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9fc29f/32.png) [@iamstrained](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iamstrained)\
**Post date:** [12월 9, 2014, 5:36오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optional-redirect-on-creation-of-new-category/23005/1 "2014-12-09T17:36:44Z")

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So, loving the software - my first dive into a RoR package as an admin and it’s looking like I didn’t give the language it’s due. My kudos on all the hard work so far.

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On creation of new categories, _Discourse automatically redirects you to a view of the newly created category._

**Redirection after category creation should be optional behavior** , as it is a real pain in the behind for setting up a whole slew of new categories. Admins and moderators establishing categories up front will have a lot of unnecessary clicks using the current model.

A simple configuration option for redirect on category creation or no redirect would suffice. The default can remain redirect, but it’s definitely not something I’d be keeping.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![fantasticfears](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fantasticfears/32/119608_2.png) [@fantasticfears](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fantasticfears)\
**Post date:** [12월 20, 2014, 2:40오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optional-redirect-on-creation-of-new-category/23005/2 "2014-12-20T14:40:52Z")

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IMO, just click `Back` or use keyboard to do this, which is extremely easy. And you also have to edit category topic. Is that really pain? Rather than uncheck a checkbox every time?

You can also create a bunch of categories by API.

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**Author:** ![chapoi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chapoi/32/537252_2.png) [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\
**Post date:** [12월 4, 2025, 11:33오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optional-redirect-on-creation-of-new-category/23005/3 "2025-12-04T11:33:24Z")

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