# Unable to change category

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-category/267126
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [June 3, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-category/267126 "2023-06-03T22:42:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author: ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-category/267126/1 "2023-06-03T22:42:46Z")

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I’m trying to change the category for a [topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-queue/267102), but it reverts to the old category without an error message.

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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-category/267126/2 "2023-06-03T22:53:12Z")

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oh weird. i just changed this topic to support (then back to bug) successfully.

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### Author: ![twofoursixeight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/twofoursixeight/32/574822_2.png) [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-category/267126/3 "2023-06-03T22:58:55Z")

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This issue happened on my end as well

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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-category/267126/4 "2023-06-03T22:59:49Z")

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i repro’d and it seems to be that particular topic

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2023, 4:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-category/267126/5 "2023-06-04T04:22:03Z")

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I think it may be connected to the [ActivityPub Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-plugin/266794) being set on that category. Someone is taking a look. 🙂 👍

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### Author: ![angus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/angus/32/341715_2.png) [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2023, 9:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-category/267126/7 "2023-06-05T09:09:44Z")

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This will be fixed once this is merged and deployed.

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse-activity-pub/pull/8](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-activity-pub/pull/8)

cc @pmusaraj

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### Author: ![pmusaraj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pmusaraj/32/119489_2.png) [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-category/267126/8 "2023-06-05T12:37:31Z")

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Thanks, Angus, that PR is now merged (should be deployed here on meta shortly).

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### Author: ![pmusaraj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pmusaraj/32/119489_2.png) [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-category/267126/9 "2023-06-07T12:37:40Z")

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