# Category hashtag floating cards and subcategory hashtag display improvements 🎈

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-hashtag-floating-cards-and-subcategory-hashtag-display-improvements/412529
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [16 september 2026 om 23:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-hashtag-floating-cards-and-subcategory-hashtag-display-improvements/412529 "2026-09-16T23:36:46Z")
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### Author: ![martin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/martin/32/491371_2.png) [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)
#### Post date: [16 september 2026 om 23:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-hashtag-floating-cards-and-subcategory-hashtag-display-improvements/412529/1 "2026-09-16T23:36:46Z")

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We are making some changes and improvements to how subcategory hashtags display per [Can we make inline links to subcategories more concise?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-make-inline-links-to-subcategories-more-concise/397217), and at the same time are adding the same floating card functionality that you already see for user mentions e.g. if you click on @martin .

This card will show the category title, icon/emoji, description, as well as links to any parent categories. Users with permission can see the “Edit description” button, as well as the “New Topic” button, which is also category context dependent (e.g. Events categories will have a “New Event” button).

Also shown in the card is a list of the 3 latest categories in the topic. Users without permission to see a category will simply follow the hashtag link, and see no card.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/2/3/e/23e29e1ef288cce8605f5c293da7bfd04887f77d.png)

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/9/c/2/9c2480c45dd69a1f65898dd52cbaaa8423395e2a.png)

Subcategory hashtags will have the `>` separator removed, and only show the child category. See below for a before & after:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/4/4/8445c8aae9b246c2dc6b98aa5dec921a10ffdf02.png)

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/1/c/41c9873ad7df62327e319cf3c85a7a6aa0ce8053.png)

This behaviour is all gated behind the **Enable category hashtag cards** upcoming change:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/e/e/6eefb9be62251cd932d4383d5d837edad0c95146.png)

It’s enabled here if you want to see for yourself before you try it on your own site. Click any category hashtag in a post to take a look, e.g. #News and Events or #Community Building

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