how can add the description en categories, like here:
AI-generated summary
Users are discussing how to add descriptions to categories in Discourse. mgostore asks how to display category descriptions like in a screenshot. NateDhaliwal explains that descriptions come from the auto-generated ‘About the xxx category’ topic and links to a guide on creating categories. Moin clarifies that these descriptions are intentionally hidden from users with higher trust levels or staff, to reduce clutter in the category dropdown, citing the relevant code. king_laurel asks if there’s a setting to make descriptions always visible, regardless of trust level. Moin replies that no such setting exists and suggests a workaround from a Meta post, while noting personal preference for the current behavior — keeping the dropdown compact. king_laurel finds the default behavior odd but thanks Moin for the help. The discussion highlights a UX trade-off between discoverability for new users and efficiency for regulars.
That is the content of the topic ‘About the xxx caregory’, which is automatically made when you make a category.
This topic may help:
That description is only shown to new users and visitors. The idea is that you know the categories after using a forum for some time, so it is hidden for staff users and users with a higher trust level
@moin Do you know if there’s a setting to disable this? I want it to show to everyone always, regardless of user’s trust level.
thanks!!
I don’t think there is a setting. If there was one, I would expect it to be included in that code snippet.
I haven’t tried if it still works, but you could try
I actually do not miss the descriptions in the dropdown. If I want a list of all categories with their descriptions, I look at /categories (or the banners here at Meta). I like that the dropdown is short, so I do not have to scroll that much.
Interesting, seems like a strange default behavior to thrust upon sites by default.
As always, thanks for your help @Moin