# 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:** [6월 25, 2014, 8:52오후 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:** ![neil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/neil/32/102150_2.png) [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)\
**Post date:** [7월 1, 2014, 8:20오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-cant-admins-create-a-new-topic-from-the-category-index-page/16874/7 "2014-07-01T20:20:49Z")

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I added this today. The Create Topic button will show if you can create topics and the Create Category button isn’t being shown.

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