# Sub-Category Topic Count?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/sub-category-topic-count/23386
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [December 23, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sub-category-topic-count/23386 "2014-12-23T20:50:35Z")
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### Author: ![strager](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@strager](https://meta.discourse.org/u/strager)
#### Post date: [December 23, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sub-category-topic-count/23386/1 "2014-12-23T20:50:35Z")

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Is there an easy way to show a sub-boards topic count on the front page? For example lets say I have a category “Main” and a sub-category of “child1” and “child2” - I want to see the topic counts (combined) of child1 and child 2 next to Main on /category.

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sub-category-topic-count/23386/2 "2014-12-30T01:44:53Z")

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There is no “easy” way but a customisation of sorts could make it happen. Can you include a mockup here so we know exactly what you are talking about.

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### Author: ![chapoi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chapoi/32/537252_2.png) [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sub-category-topic-count/23386/3 "2025-12-04T11:33:26Z")

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