# Subcategories do not inherit permissions from parent category

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategories-do-not-inherit-permissions-from-parent-category/17174>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [3. Juli 2014 um 18:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategories-do-not-inherit-permissions-from-parent-category/17174 "2014-07-03T18:41:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Post date:** [9. Februar 2018 um 08:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategories-do-not-inherit-permissions-from-parent-category/17174/12 "2018-02-09T08:36:58Z")

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I tend to agree, as I suspect we are deviating from the norm here.

A checkbox for “inherit permissions of parent category” enabled by default would make a lot of sense.

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