In SMF a category is just a container for boards, i.e. you can not post anything in a category, you can only post in a Board or a sub-board. SMF allows for unlimited sub-boards. In Discourse you can create topics in categories and sub-categories (two levels). To dig more, you use tags. Assuming a forum is moved from SMF to Discourse is correct to assume the following will happen? For instance in http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php Category: Simple Machines Board: News and Updates Child (sub) board: Archives In Discourse: “Simple Machines” will become a category “News and updates” will become a sub-category of the above “Archives” will dissapear and all topics in it will be tagged with the word “Archives”? and all topics there will belong to “News and Updates” Reason I am asking this is to prepare my forum’s structure for possible migration to Discourse. Thanks!

[imagem] dsanchez: “Simple Machines” will become a category “News and updates” will become a sub-category of the above “Archives” will dissapear and all topics in it will be tagged with the word “Archives”? and all topics there will belong to “News and Updates” After doing this, you can amend the script to “Archive Topic” on Discourse. [imagem] Understanding closed, unlisted, and archived topics Site Management bookmark This guide explains the differences between closed, unlisted, and archived topics in Discourse, including their characteristics, visual indicators, and use cases. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users Discourse offers several ways to manage topics beyond just leaving them open. You can close topics, archive them, or unlist them, depending on your goal. Each of these states serves a different purpose and has specific effects on how topics are displayed, interacted wi…

Hi Rafael, maybe the “Archives” name is not a good example. I just wanted to know what exactly happens with sub-sub-sub-category from SMF or any other traditional bulletin board when migrated to Discourse. Thanks.

[imagem] dsanchez: I just wanted to know what exactly happens with sub-sub-sub-category from SMF or any other traditional bulletin board when migrated to Discourse. Thanks. Well we don’t have more than 2 levels deep categories, so it makes sense to reconsider your whole category infrastructure before migrating.

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After doing this, you can amend the script to “Archive Topic” on Discourse.

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