# Header Categories Navbar

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/header-categories-navbar/249179
**Category:** Theme component
**Tags:** official, categories-navbar
**Created:** [December 16, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/header-categories-navbar/249179 "2022-12-16T19:57:22Z")
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### Author: ![Discourse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/discourse/32/148734_2.png) [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/header-categories-navbar/249179/1 "2022-12-16T19:57:22Z")

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| :discourse2: | **Summary** | **Header Categories Navbar** is a simple component that adds a menu of parent category links to the site header, with horizontally scrolling overflow added if/when needed. |
| 👓 | **Preview** | [Preview on Theme Creator](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/Discourse/header-categories-navbar) |
| 🛠 | **Repository** | [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-categories-navbar](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-categories-navbar) |
| ❓ | **Install Guide** | [How to install a theme or theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682) |
| 📖 | **New to Discourse Themes?** | [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) |

Install this theme component

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> :discourse2: As this is an #official theme component maintained by the Discourse team, #Support, #Contribute > Bug, #Contribute > UX, and #Contribute > Feature requests can be made in the respective categories here on Meta, and tagged with the appropriate theme component tag. Click on a link below to get one started. 👍
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> [❓&nbsp; **Support**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=6&tags=categories-navbar "Ask for support on configuring and using Header Categories Navbar") [🐛&nbsp; **Bug**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=1&tags=categories-navbar "A bug report means something is broken, preventing normal/typical use of the theme component") [👀&nbsp; **UX**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=9&tags=categorie-navbar "Discussion about the user interface of Header Categories Navbar, and how features are presented (including language and UI elements)") [💡&nbsp; **Feature**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=2&tags=categories-navbar "Discussion about how existing Header Categories Navbar features can be improved or enhanced, and how proposed new features could work")

### Features

This theme component adds a menu of parent category links to the site header:

 ![categories navbar example](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/b/2/5/b25a03c239b5129ce15524c87e6f42ae580ff926.png)

### Settings

| Name | Description |
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| hide category dropdown | Hides category dropdown from topic list navigation |
| hide all breadcrumb nav | Hides all breadcrumbs from topic list navigation |
| hide on topic scroll | When enabled, the nav will be hidden on desktop when the topic title is docked to the header |

> :discourse2: **Hosted by us?** Theme components are available to use on our Standard, Business, and Enterprise plans.

> Last edited by @JammyDodger 2024-07-26T10:44:50Z
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> Last checked by @JammyDodger 2024-06-07T21:29:01Z
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