# Favorites - select your favorite categories

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/favorites-select-your-favorite-categories/81959
**Category:** Plugin
**Tags:** broken
**Created:** [02.Март.2018 09:52:51 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/favorites-select-your-favorite-categories/81959 "2018-03-02T09:52:51Z")
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### Author: ![nbianca](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nbianca/32/157984_2.png) [@nbianca](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nbianca)
#### Post date: [02.Март.2018 09:52:51 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/favorites-select-your-favorite-categories/81959/1 "2018-03-02T09:52:51Z")

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Hello everyone,

This plugin lets users select their favorite categories and view only topics from their favorite categories. This plugin is the implementation of the idea mentioned [here](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-tabs-for-user-customizeable-saved-filters/40953) and drafted as a specification [here](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-tabs-for-user-customizeable-saved-filters/40953/20).

# How to use

- The user decides which categories he likes the most and marks them as favorite. This can be done from the _Categories_ view.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/e/3/fe3b6f171d88444704dd9ab8f3f45bba90b8f2e6.png)

- The user can also modify his favorites list from the _User Preferences_ view.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/2/2/a/22ab4fc08e2ed22a32349f461cf2b15850c71344.png)

⚠ Due to a limitation of Discourse plugins system, the changes are saved immediately and the “Save Changes” button will actually do nothing to the favorite categories list. In other words, if you change the list and do not press “Save changes”, the changes will still be saved.

- Now the category _⭐ Favorites_ contains all topics from all favorite categories. This category can be accessed like any other category (i.e. from the drop down on the home page).

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/d/1/6d1b0bf32e513fa5992257e98c8edb7649058088.png)

# Installation

ℹ Discourse 2.0+ is required.

Follow the official instructions: [Install plugins on a self-hosted site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-a-plugin/19157).

The repository containing the source code of the plugin is located at [https://github.com/nbianca/discourse-favorites](https://github.com/nbianca/discourse-favorites).

# Feedback

I am not aware of any bugs. However, if you find any, do not hesitate to report them.

Your feedback is highly appreciated and will help me to improve the plugin for everyone. If you have any suggestions, please reply. 🙂

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