# Unable to re-categorize topic

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-re-categorize-topic/40479>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [3월 3, 2016, 3:03오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-re-categorize-topic/40479 "2016-03-03T03:03:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [3월 3, 2016, 3:03오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-re-categorize-topic/40479/1 "2016-03-03T03:03:17Z")

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**Summary:**

Unable to re-categorize topics on Stonehearth

**Steps to reproduce:**

1. Click edit button next to title
2. Change category

**Expected Results:**

Topic is moved to new category

**Actual Results:**

500 Internal Server Error

**Notes:**

Pretty big issue for us, we do a lot of moving of topics for organizational purposes.

**Attachments:**  
Text of 500 error:

```plaintext
PUT http://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/problem-promoting-a-character-to-a-carpenter/18281 
500 (Internal Server Error)
ne.cors.t.crossDomain.send @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:3
ae.extend.ajax @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:3
s @ _application-45bdece088092fcaf08126a77be4a444.js:112
_ @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:16
h @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:16
Discourse.Ajax.Em.Mixin.create.ajax @ _application-45bdece088092fcaf08126a77be4a444.js:128
b.reopenClass.update @ _application-45bdece088092fcaf08126a77be4a444.js:7309
finishedEditingTopic @ _application-45bdece088092fcaf08126a77be4a444.js:22921
r.Mixin.create.send @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:11
i.Mixin.create.triggerAction @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:11
i.default.extend.sendAction @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:13
r.default.Ember.Component.extend.a.value @ _application-45bdece088092fcaf08126a77be4a444.js:28002
i.default.extend.trigger @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:14
r @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:8
n.default.handleEvent @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:14
p.default.extend.handleEvent @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:14
a.run @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:3
a.join @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:3
u.join @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:8
e.default.u.default.extend._bubbleEvent @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:13
(anonymous function) @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:13
ae.event.dispatch @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:2
v.handle @ ember_jquery-37c15254b70c40ceb7888cb7248c79d6.js:2

```

Image of event:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/3/f34b5e9ecdc0e2cd311a310a14ee617b21ea8a38.png)

**Version:**

Discourse 1.5.0.beta11 ([discourse.stonehearth.net](http://discourse.stonehearth.net/))

**System Information:**

Windows 10 Pro, Chrome Stable 48

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**Author:** ![downey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/downey/32/166878_2.png) [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Post date:** [3월 3, 2016, 3:05오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-re-categorize-topic/40479/2 "2016-03-03T03:05:11Z")

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I got this on the latest builds as well. ☹ 🐛

But I can do some. Just not all.

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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:** [3월 3, 2016, 5:00오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-re-categorize-topic/40479/3 "2016-03-03T05:00:52Z")

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Fixed per:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5a6c34fb8ade7260325d8f100e26240e04b52978](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/5a6c34fb8ade7260325d8f100e26240e04b52978)

Will deploy soon

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [3월 3, 2016, 10:27오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-re-categorize-topic/40479/4 "2016-03-03T10:27:14Z")

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