# The ad plugin has two bugs that block the rest

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-ad-plugin-has-two-bugs-that-block-the-rest/415398>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** advertising\
**Created:** [October 22, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-ad-plugin-has-two-bugs-that-block-the-rest/415398 "2026-10-22T07:08:26Z")\
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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:** [October 23, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-ad-plugin-has-two-bugs-that-block-the-rest/415398/4 "2026-10-23T01:38:50Z")

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Fixed per:

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/44992>
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> Use the shared category selector with resolved category records so admins can fi…nd and save categories when lazy loading is enabled. Exclude routes from house ad attributes and sync them separately during creation.

That said I recommend turning off lazy category loading unless you have a tremendous number of categories. (over 500)

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