# How many categories can discourse support?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-categories-can-discourse-support/54237
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 14, 2016, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-categories-can-discourse-support/54237 "2016-12-14T14:07:17Z")
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### Author: ![vinothkannans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/vinothkannans/32/86465_2.png) [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-categories-can-discourse-support/54237/4 "2018-02-09T15:46:19Z")

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> [@What's the maximum number of categories we can have?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-maximum-number-of-categories-we-can-have/57022/2):
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> 500 to 1000 is safe If you need more consider tags Additionally you can have a very large number of groups

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