# Topics made with ActivityPub don't have a category?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-made-with-activitypub-dont-have-a-category/360221>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** activitypub\
**Created:** [April 3, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-made-with-activitypub-dont-have-a-category/360221 "2025-04-03T12:42:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-made-with-activitypub-dont-have-a-category/360221/4 "2025-04-04T07:55:38Z")

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> [@NateDhaliwal](#):
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> [This topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/content-warnings-are-ignored-in-topic-title-generation/360210) does not have a category, only a tag. Surely this is not intended?

This is intended.

> [@pmusaraj](#):
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> “default category to pick when none is specified”

I don’t think there’s such a thing as a default category in Discourse currently (strictly speaking). As you say, a default category in the composer is a different thing.

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