# Why does this category display differently for these two users

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-this-category-display-differently-for-these-two-users/135890>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 13, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-this-category-display-differently-for-these-two-users/135890 "2019-12-13T20:07:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![craigconstantine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/craigconstantine/32/511195_2.png) [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-this-category-display-differently-for-these-two-users/135890/1 "2019-12-13T20:07:06Z")

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I have a “members only” category with three sub-categories. Here’s what I see, when I look at the category as an admin user. Note the summary boxes:

 ![Screen Shot 2019-12-13 at 10.27.39 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/a/ca4efe7d69ce345d1ad2ef4e2cde821081367142.png)

Here’s a view from a user who is in a group. The group has “See” for the “members only” category, and then varying permissions for the subs:

 ![Screen Shot 2019-12-13 at 10.26.43 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/4/1/412de2d9f38c5aaa4f9bc1f00d9cf61938d818d6.png)

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**Author:** ![craigconstantine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/craigconstantine/32/511195_2.png) [@craigconstantine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craigconstantine)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-this-category-display-differently-for-these-two-users/135890/2 "2019-12-14T12:19:55Z")

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**ah-HAH!**

The notification level that a user sets on a category matters. The user who isn’t seeing those three “summary blocks”—we had set those three sub-categories to “Muted.” Setting them to any other level, enables those summary blocks appearing.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 12:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-this-category-display-differently-for-these-two-users/135890/3 "2020-01-13T12:32:24Z")

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