# Splitting a topic to a hidden category makes title public

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/splitting-a-topic-to-a-hidden-category-makes-title-public/243350>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [October 31, 2022, 5:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/splitting-a-topic-to-a-hidden-category-makes-title-public/243350 "2022-10-31T05:47:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![piffy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/piffy/32/254198_2.png) [@piffy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piffy)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/splitting-a-topic-to-a-hidden-category-makes-title-public/243350/5 "2022-10-31T15:02:20Z")

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I better understand the complexity required now.

The primary issue is that the behavior is unexpected, so a simpler solution could be to shift the responsibility more obviously onto the user splitting the topic.

For example, having a checkbox on this screen of whether to post the “topic has been split” message at all could be a solution

 ![Screenshot_20221031_105850](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/d/c/4dc5401c2913deb6af4b7de4e179e6cc85bbde37.jpeg)

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