# Separate New Topic Drafts For Each Category

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-new-topic-drafts-for-each-category/122026
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [July 3, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-new-topic-drafts-for-each-category/122026 "2019-07-03T17:25:44Z")
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### Author: ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separate-new-topic-drafts-for-each-category/122026/2 "2019-07-03T18:55:43Z")

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There can only be one _new topic_ draft at a given time. There can be multiple _new reply_ drafts though.

As a staff member, to get around the issue of only being able to have one new topic draft, you could try using [shared drafts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shared-drafts-allow-staff-to-collaborate-on-posts-before-publishing/83493). The intention behind shared drafts is to allow multiple staff members to work on a topic before it is published, but shared drafts can also be used by an individual staff member to create a topic over a long period of time.

When a shared draft is published, its timestamp will be updated and the edit history of its first post will be removed.

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