# Wrong security settings shown when creating a new category
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-security-settings-shown-when-creating-a-new-category/395224
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [February 4, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-security-settings-shown-when-creating-a-new-category/395224 "2026-02-04T22:56:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-security-settings-shown-when-creating-a-new-category/395224/1 "2026-02-04T22:56:56Z")
When I look at one category’s settings and use the button in the sidebar to create a new category, once I select the “security” tab, I see the settings of the category again instead of being able to configure my new category.
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2026, 10:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-security-settings-shown-when-creating-a-new-category/395224/4 "2026-02-05T10:44:44Z")
Thanks @Moin - will be fixed by
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/37567](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/37567)
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-security-settings-shown-when-creating-a-new-category/395224/6 "2026-02-11T17:09:22Z")
Closing since @awesomerobot fixed it for good 👍
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/37577](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/37577)
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-security-settings-shown-when-creating-a-new-category/395224/7 "2026-02-11T17:09:25Z")