How do I create categories in Discourse?

[afarooque (Amani Farooque)]

How do I create categories in Discourse?

[vicmart (Victor)]

Hi @afarooque, if you click the menu to the right of “New Topic” you can find the option to create a new category!

[Thomas_G]

@vicmart

Hi @afarooque, if you click the menu to the right of “New Topic” you can find the option to create a new category

Just to add that you have to be in the Categories section to create a category and also be an admin. Moderators can also create categories, but previously, admins have to enable the ability for mods to do so.

[ondrej]

An image for reference:

[JammyDodger]

Just to round this off, we have a guide on this:

Create a category in Discourse

This guide describes how to create a category in Discourse. Required user level: Administrator (or moderator if the moderators manage categories setting is enabled) Categories are meant to hold a collection of topics that have similar subject matter. They include an abundance of configuration options you won’t find with the lighter-weight tagging feature. By default, category creation is limited to admin users. Moderators can be given the ability to create c…