# Requiring a Category Before Posting

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/requiring-a-category-before-posting/120185>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [June 12, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requiring-a-category-before-posting/120185 "2019-06-12T21:03:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/requiring-a-category-before-posting/120185/4 "2019-06-12T21:17:20Z")

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> [@Monty](#):
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> Does this option still allow people to choose “Uncategorized” as the category before posting?

No it does not. If the site setting `allow uncategorized topics` is disabled, uncategorized is no longer an option for users or staff to select.

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