All of a sudden SOME (but not all) of the topics with comments/replies are no longer chronological but instead show the replies indented under the person they reply to instead of chronological with the ability to click on the user name to go see the original comment being replied to. I want it to g…

We have some kind of new “sort” option, none of which provides the original chronological view either. Members are confused and if they get a notification about a new reply - and they click on it - it doesn’t take them to it. [CleanShot 2026-09-17 at 18.45.13]

and viewing in threads is also new - and may be the cause of what is going on. How does that get turned off? [CleanShot 2026-09-17 at 18.47.57]

OK, I think I found the problem with the nested replies and have made sure that is turned off. Still have not found the new uncategorized problem.

The Uncategorized category appears because of this change: [image] Removing Uncategorized and migrating to a standard category megaphoneAnnouncements The Uncategorized category was intended to serve as a home for topics that don’t fit the community’s category …

Thank you; however there is no option to delete that category. [CleanShot 2026-09-17 at 19.44.51] I also tried to follow the instructions here about handling the deletion of the “special category” - but I cannot find the option for allow uncategorized topics in all site settings. When I type all…

You’ll need to open the Advanced settings. Toggle to switch and you should see the Settings tab.

Two issues I can't figure out why they are ocurring - nested replies & newly created uncategorized category

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NateDhaliwal (Nate Dhaliwal) September 17, 2026, 10:55pm 5

The Uncategorized category appears because of this change:

You can go to the category settings > Settings tab > Delete category to remove it.

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Two issues I can't figure out why they are ocurring - nested replies & newly created uncategorized category

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