# Why can't admins create a new topic from the category index page?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-admins-create-a-new-topic-from-the-category-index-page/16874>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [25 يونيو 2014، 8:52م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-admins-create-a-new-topic-from-the-category-index-page/16874 "2014-06-25T20:52:06Z")\
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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:** [29 يونيو 2014، 9:59ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-admins-create-a-new-topic-from-the-category-index-page/16874/5 "2014-06-29T09:59:44Z")

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I don’t see a create topic button here on /categories for regular users. @neil can you add that to your list – **we should have a create topic button here for non-admin users.**

I continue to believe that admin users should get a create category button here instead. Sorry.

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