# \[HIRING\] User creating categories plugin
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiring-user-creating-categories-plugin/90075
**Category:** Marketplace
**Created:** [June 18, 2018, 12:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiring-user-creating-categories-plugin/90075 "2018-06-18T00:20:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Blinq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Blinq)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2018, 12:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiring-user-creating-categories-plugin/90075/1 "2018-06-18T00:20:50Z")
**What would you like done?**
I need someone to make a plugin where any user (regardless of trust level and regular/mod/admin role) can create categories. Then to completely rename Categories to any name I want (it’s always editable).
**When do you need it done?**
1-2 weeks
**What is your budget, in $ USD that you can offer for this task?**
$200, more if done superbly.
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### Author:  [@tannerfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tannerfilip)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiring-user-creating-categories-plugin/90075/2 "2018-06-18T03:09:58Z")
To be clear - you want anybody to have the ability to edit any category name?
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### Author:  [@Blinq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Blinq)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2018, 3:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiring-user-creating-categories-plugin/90075/3 "2018-06-18T03:24:07Z")
No I want anybody to be able to _create_ a category (them and staff ONLY having access to editing that category).
I want the ability to completely change `Categories` to something else. I don’t want them to be known as `Categories`. Maybe `Seeds` instead, so any user can create their own _seed_. I don’t like the name Categories, it doesn’t fit my site.
Sorry for the confusion.
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### Author:  [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2018, 3:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiring-user-creating-categories-plugin/90075/4 "2018-06-18T03:29:29Z")
> [@Blinq](#):
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> Maybe `Seeds` instead, so any user can create their own _seed_ . I don’t like the name Categories, it doesn’t fit my site.
Do you understand that categories are extremely resource heavy and we don’t recommend creating hundreds or thousands of them? Perhaps you could explain your use case so we can help you brainstorm a more appropriate solution.
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### Author:  [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiring-user-creating-categories-plugin/90075/5 "2018-06-18T03:37:54Z")
Have you already tried letting everyone create Tags?
If yes, did it work in some ways but not in other ways, problems?
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### Author:  [@Blinq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Blinq)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiring-user-creating-categories-plugin/90075/6 "2018-06-18T03:47:51Z")
I feared that, indeed. I genuinely need a plugin that acts the way subreddits do. Maybe that’s too difficult? BuddyPress has groups; anyone can create their own group on a niche and anyone can join however many groups. Each group has their own activity stream where the group’s members post niche-relevant content. But they’re also customizable, with group bg and pfp.
@Mittineague Tags are okay, it doesn’t offer any ways of customization and a sense of belonging as groups do. They’re not bad either, however.
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### Author:  [@Blinq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Blinq)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2018, 4:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiring-user-creating-categories-plugin/90075/7 "2018-06-18T04:23:31Z")
I also appreciate you guys helping out, this could help the Discourse community.
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### Author:  [@Cameron\_D](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cameron_D)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiring-user-creating-categories-plugin/90075/10 "2018-06-18T04:57:05Z")
I think tags might be the best way if categories are too resource intensive. How about this:
- You have one ‘hidden’ category for ‘group posts’ (won’t show up on the normal indexes/lists, etc.)
- Each custom group has one tag made for it, that only gets used in this category
- Creating a topic in the group will create a topic in the hidden category with the group tag
- Viewing the group topics will show all the topics with the tag, just a different page layout or whatever.
Could be a start to achieving this?
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiring-user-creating-categories-plugin/90075/11 "2018-07-18T04:57:05Z")
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