# Subcategories suddenly missing

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategories-suddenly-missing/303912>\
**Category:** WordPress\
**Tags:** lazy-load-categories\
**Created:** [April 15, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategories-suddenly-missing/303912 "2024-04-15T15:32:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 16, 2024, 9:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategories-suddenly-missing/303912/3 "2024-04-16T09:00:14Z")

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Hey David, I just tested this out and it’s working for me. Here’s what I did with my test setup ([wp-discourse.pavilion.tech](https://wp-discourse.pavilion.tech) is connected to [demo.pavilion.tech](https://demo.pavilion.tech)).

1. Created a new sub-category: [Eclipses - Pavilion's Demo Community](https://demo.pavilion.tech/c/astronomical-events/eclipses/10)

2. Turned on “Display Subcategories” in [WP Discourse](https://github.com/discourse/wp-discourse) Publishing settings.

3. Forced a category update in [WP Discourse](https://github.com/discourse/wp-discourse) by checking “Force Category Update”.

4. The eclipse sub-category appeared in the category list in [WP Discourse](https://github.com/discourse/wp-discourse).

5. Publishing to the eclipse category worked as expected.

Could you walk me through some similar steps reproducing the issue?

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