Wrong security settings shown when creating a new category

zogstrip · February 5, 2026, 10:44am

Thanks @Moin - will be fixed by

github.com/discourse/discourse

FIX: Simplified category creation validation and state reset (#37567)

main ← fix-simplified-category-creation-bugs

merged 06:21PM - 05 Feb 26 UTC

ZogStriP

+57 -6

Two issues addressed: 1. Require icon selection when style type is "icon" - p…reviously the new category interface allowed creating categories without an icon, unlike the old interface which required one. https://meta.discourse.org/t/395223 2. Reset security settings when navigating from edit to new category - the categoryVisibilityState was being reused across different categories, causing the security tab to show the previous category's settings. https://meta.discourse.org/t/395224

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Wrong security settings shown when creating a new category

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