# Show hidden categories

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-hidden-categories/401256
**Category:** Theme component
**Created:** [April 22, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-hidden-categories/401256 "2026-04-22T14:19:20Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-hidden-categories/401256/6 "2026-04-22T17:18:14Z")

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> [@Moin](#):
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> So this is similar to [Category Previews](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-previews/155296)

Oh. Darn. I thought I knew what Category Previews did, but I was wrong. I swear I’d just looked at it and it required that the category be visible and just mostly-hid the category. Maybe there is some other component that I found that I confused with category previews.

So, yeah. Probably makes more sense to use the well-known and well-supported [Category Previews](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-previews/155296). I’ll update OP and, if I remember, the README.

> [@Moin](#):
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> but also works for category boxes and offers more features?

Oh! Maybe it does have a reason to exist!? It’s possible that working with category boxes does give this a reason to exist. The only thing that I thought might be “better” about mine is that it does hide the previews from admins and group members as well as anonymous users.

Maybe I won’t delete it right away. 🤷 🤣

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