Hello,
Is there a way to add a sub-cat to a sub-cat ?
I mean a sub-cat with a ‘parent’ sub-category ?
It seems it’s not possible ?
thank you for help.
Yves
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In a support discussion titled ‘Add a sub-category to a sub-category,’ Yves_Lauzin asks whether it’s possible to create a sub-category under another sub-category. Thomas_G replies that Discourse only officially supports categories and subcategories, suggesting tags as an alternative for deeper classification. Yves_Lauzin seeks clarification on tags, prompting Jonathan5 to share a meta post explaining how sub-subcategories can technically be enabled. Thomas_G follows up with a guide on Discourse tags. tshenry advises against sub-subcategories, recommending tags as the better solution for additional classification, but confirms they can be enabled via the linked meta post. Cozdabuch counters that in complex setups — such as multiple business workgroups sharing one Discourse instance — sub-subcategories would be more practical than tags. They explain that forcing a sub-subcategory into a new top-level category disrupts site structure and complicates management. Overall, while sub-subcategories are not officially supported and discouraged for most use cases, they can be enabled via configuration, and tags remain the recommended alternative for additional categorization.
Hello!
AFAIK, there are only categories and subcategories. Sub-subcategories do not exist. Tags might be the best solution for that.
Thank you , what do you mean with ‘tags’ ?
Try this: Sub-sub-categories - #7 by Michael_Uray
Generally speaking sub-sub-categories are not a recommended organizational structure. Tags are almost always the better option when you need additional classification beyond the single sub-category level. With that set, sub-sub-categories do exist and can be enabled using the steps in this post:
Taylor, in some cases (multiple business working groups within the same discourse instance) sub-subcategory capability would be much more preferable to tags.
There is a main common space, but each work group gets a category that has subs. With some subs, an extra sub is needed forcing a sub into a new master category which is inconvenient for managing/sorting the site’s structure..