# Add discourse category link to wordpress
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-discourse-category-link-to-wordpress/180220
**Category:** WordPress
**Created:** [February 18, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-discourse-category-link-to-wordpress/180220 "2021-02-18T16:18:29Z")
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### Author:  [@cosdesign](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cosdesign)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2021, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-discourse-category-link-to-wordpress/180220/2 "2021-02-18T22:18:46Z")
Hello,
Unfortunately from what I can see, there’s no option for that. But you can do it by following these steps:
1. Install the [discourse shortcode plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wp-discourse-shortcodes-plugin/48910) and use the schortcode in your text sidebar widget `[discourse_topics]`
2. Browse to `wp-discourse-shortcodes-master / lib / discourse-topic-formatter.php` search for this line
`$category = $this->find_discourse_category( $topic );`
3. After that line, paste this:
`$category_url = $this->discourse_url . "/c/{$category['slug']}/{$category['id']}";`
4. Search for this ( you’ll find two lines, for top and bottom positions ):
`$output .= '' . $this->discourse_category_badge( $category ) . '';`
5. Replace them with:
`$output .= '' . $this->discourse_category_badge( $category ) . '';`
6. Go to your wp dashboard and check this box and click Save options
Keep in mind that this will be overwritten when you’ll update the wp-discourse-shortcodes plugin, so you might wanna make a backup before updating. Good luck.
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