# "Welcome to" post in categories page
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-to-post-in-categories-page/216577
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 31, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-to-post-in-categories-page/216577 "2022-01-31T14:57:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@jamierobinson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamierobinson)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-to-post-in-categories-page/216577/1 "2022-01-31T14:57:34Z")
It seems that when you create a new category a default “Welcome to this category” topic is created. It also seems I cannot delete this. Is this normal? I am sure I have been to forums that don’t have that there. Also, it doesn’t seem to be counted in topic count?
Is this something a can fiddle around with somewhere in the settings? Can I hide the welcome to category threads or is it an important part of the discourse best practices to have it there?
New to discourse, just trying to learn my way around!
Many thanks,
Jamie
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### Author:  [@jamierobinson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamierobinson)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-to-post-in-categories-page/216577/2 "2022-01-31T15:14:03Z")
Also, it seems the only way to write the welcome content is to generate the category and then go and edit the text in the welcome post. This then shows that the post has been edited and seems messy. Is there no way to specify this content as you are creating the category?
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### Author:  [@P2W](https://meta.discourse.org/u/P2W)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-to-post-in-categories-page/216577/3 "2022-01-31T15:23:53Z")
Are you looking to delete the default welcome thread entirely?
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### Author:  [@jamierobinson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamierobinson)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-to-post-in-categories-page/216577/4 "2022-01-31T16:26:22Z")
I’m just trying to understand how it is controlled. Is it possible to delete it entirely? It seems to me like it is some special category of topic that can’t be deleted and doesn’t show up on topic count.
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### Author:  [@IAmGav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IAmGav)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-to-post-in-categories-page/216577/5 "2022-01-31T23:08:41Z")
> [@jamierobinson](#):
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> Welcome to this category” topic is created. It also seems I cannot delete this. Is this normal?
Yes, it is normal for discourse and that is how the category descriptions are set.
> [@jamierobinson](#):
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> Can I hide the welcome to category threads
Yes, you can unlist it, then only admins will be able to see it
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### Author:  [@jamierobinson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamierobinson)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-to-post-in-categories-page/216577/6 "2022-01-31T23:32:40Z")
Thank you for your explanation, and I think I now understand the infrastructure a bit better. So impressed with Discourse, and so very excited to set up my community! 😁
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### Author:  [@IAmGav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IAmGav)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-to-post-in-categories-page/216577/7 "2022-01-31T23:40:00Z")
no worries, don’t be shy to ask.
the following category can also be helpful
> **[Documentation](https://meta.discourse.org/c/documentation/10)**
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> Official documentation for how to use Discourse, install and configure sites, develop plugins and themes, and troubleshoot common issues. Includes topics for tutorials, how-tos, general reference and troubleshooting.
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### Author:  [@th21](https://meta.discourse.org/u/th21)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-to-post-in-categories-page/216577/8 "2022-02-01T00:20:00Z")
How to insert a category box into a post like that?
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### Author:  [@IAmGav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IAmGav)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-to-post-in-categories-page/216577/9 "2022-02-01T00:34:53Z")
I took the url and just posted it ==\> `https://meta.discourse.org/c/howto/10`
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### Author:  [@jamierobinson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jamierobinson)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2022, 10:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-to-post-in-categories-page/216577/10 "2022-02-01T10:41:24Z")
> [@IAmGav](#):
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> Yes, it is normal for discourse and that is how the category descriptions are set.
Is there a cleaner way to set this text other than by creating the default “Replace this first paragraph…” and then editing it? With this way the post always shows up as edited and the default text always shows up in the edit history which seems messy?
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### Author:  [@IAmGav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IAmGav)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-to-post-in-categories-page/216577/11 "2022-02-01T10:44:19Z")
No, there is no other way. It is best not to overthink it as only the admins can find these posts if you unlist them.
if you really want the history not to show, look for a setting called `edit history visible to public`
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2022, 10:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-to-post-in-categories-page/216577/12 "2022-02-01T10:46:11Z")
> [@jamierobinson](#):
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> default text always shows up in the edit history
You can hide the revision, so normal users cannot view it