# You can now create topics without categories. Moderators can help categorize these later

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/you-can-now-create-topics-without-categories-moderators-can-help-categorize-these-later/608>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [May 12, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/you-can-now-create-topics-without-categories-moderators-can-help-categorize-these-later/608 "2016-05-12T15:37:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![QuincyLarson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/quincylarson/32/212400_2.png) [@QuincyLarson](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/QuincyLarson)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/you-can-now-create-topics-without-categories-moderators-can-help-categorize-these-later/608/1 "2016-05-12T15:37:01Z")

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I’m creating this topic to verify that everyone can now create posts without having to first categorize them.

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**Author:** ![iheartkode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/iheartkode/32/18_2.png) [@iheartkode](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/iheartkode)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/you-can-now-create-topics-without-categories-moderators-can-help-categorize-these-later/608/2 "2016-05-12T16:21:46Z")

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Nice, I thought that was the General Category… but cool anways 🙂

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**Author:** ![QuincyLarson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/quincylarson/32/212400_2.png) [@QuincyLarson](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/QuincyLarson)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/you-can-now-create-topics-without-categories-moderators-can-help-categorize-these-later/608/3 "2016-05-12T22:38:51Z")

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Yes - I seem to have accidentally disabled the General category. But it’s now enabled again.

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**Author:** ![jwilkins.oboe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/jwilkins.oboe/32/179497_2.png) [@jwilkins.oboe](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/jwilkins.oboe)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2021, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/you-can-now-create-topics-without-categories-moderators-can-help-categorize-these-later/608/4 "2021-01-16T02:38:46Z")

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