# Pinning and categories

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinning-and-categories/368750>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [June 3, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinning-and-categories/368750 "2025-06-03T19:47:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Heliosurge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/heliosurge/32/571810_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinning-and-categories/368750/5 "2025-06-04T21:40:42Z")

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In Category settings you can set topics not to populate in the parent category

 ![This image shows settings for displaying topics and subcategories, with options like "Default Topic List," "Default Top Period," and "Topic List Sort By," as well as "Subcategory List Style" set to "Boxes with featured topics." (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/0/7/a/07a76ea08fcfe4e5c81ad224c3979fed5c7d05fc.jpeg)

The 2 highlighted do not show subcategory topics.

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