# How many subcategory levels Discourse allows?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-subcategory-levels-discourse-allows/26198
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 11, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-subcategory-levels-discourse-allows/26198 "2015-03-11T02:52:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![rodrigofarcas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rodrigofarcas/32/69085_2.png) [@rodrigofarcas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rodrigofarcas)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-subcategory-levels-discourse-allows/26198/1 "2015-03-11T02:52:14Z")

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Seems only 2 or I am missing something?

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-subcategory-levels-discourse-allows/26198/2 "2015-03-11T03:25:31Z")

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Correct there is parent category and child category. Beyond that use tags.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-subcategory-levels-discourse-allows/26198/3 "2018-09-16T23:17:19Z")

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-subcategory-levels-discourse-allows/26198/4 "2018-09-16T23:18:11Z")

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