# Introducing the admin category management page
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-admin-category-management-page/407545
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [July 14, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-admin-category-management-page/407545 "2026-07-14T23:17:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-admin-category-management-page/407545/1 "2026-07-14T23:17:33Z")
As part of our overhaul of category setup \[1\]\[2\]\[3\], we’ve created a complete directory of categories and their specific types for easier visibility and management. The new **Category management** page (`/admin/config/category-management`) shows a list of all categories on the site and the following details:
- Category name, visibility (i.e. public or private), and topic count
- Parent / child relationships (e.g., #Documentation > Developer Guides)
- The category type (i.e. discussion, events, support, or ideas)
- Quick access to category settings
You can click on the different tabs to show categories that match that particular type:
We also added a Settings tab which lists all category-related site settings for Discourse:
For our hosted customers on plans which do not currently support certain category types, an upgrade prompt will be shown. For example the Discourse Events plugin is not available on any tier lower than Business:
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1. [Easily create Support categories using the discourse-solved plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easily-create-support-categories-using-the-discourse-solved-plugin/398338)
2. [Easily create Ideas categories using the Topic Voting plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easily-create-ideas-categories-using-the-topic-voting-plugin/399365)
3. [Easily create Events categories using the Calendar and Events plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/easily-create-events-categories-using-the-calendar-and-events-plugin/401309)
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### Author:  [@gormus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gormus)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2026, 7:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-admin-category-management-page/407545/2 "2026-07-15T07:16:36Z")
Awesome! 😃
Especially for the sites with no access to the `/categories` page due to different homepage configuration, this will provide the much needed overview page.
From the screenshots i cannot see but will the all categories page also allow drag&drop action to change sorting order of the categories?
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### Author:  [@gormus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gormus)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2026, 8:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-admin-category-management-page/407545/3 "2026-07-15T08:07:59Z")
Second question / feature request: Could the **All categories** page have a button to create a new category as well?
I often find it odd that I need to visit the `/categories` page to create a new category, even if I am trying to add a subcategory for the category page I am already on.
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-admin-category-management-page/407545/4 "2026-07-15T08:22:21Z")
> [@gormus](#):
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> I often find it odd that I need to visit the `/categories` page to create a new category
You can also do that in the sidebar
> [@Show 'New category' option in sidebar also for moderators allowed to manage categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-new-category-option-in-sidebar-also-for-moderators-allowed-to-manage-categories/395441/1):
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### Author:  [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-admin-category-management-page/407545/5 "2026-07-15T22:06:28Z")
> [@gormus](#):
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> Second question / feature request: Could the **All categories** page have a button to create a new category as well?
Sure, will be easy enough 😃
> [@gormus](#):
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> From the screenshots i cannot see but will the all categories page also allow drag&drop action to change sorting order of the categories?
Nope, this is not easy enough 😛 JK but I do often forget that categories can have a specific order based on site configuration…will have a think about it but no promises.
I think I will also change the badge to link directly to the category page with the topic list too, it’s a bit awkward to go “Open settings” then “Back to category” to get there.
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### Author:  [@stephtara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stephtara)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-admin-category-management-page/407545/6 "2026-07-15T22:38:04Z")
Oh that looks nice!! 😍
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### Author:  [@martin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martin)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-the-admin-category-management-page/407545/7 "2026-07-16T01:38:52Z")
Both the easy changes will be done here:
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> Followup d9dfa85e1bd34685527f9b008e884cae022df29b
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> Add action button to create… new category, and link
> to category discovery route from category badge
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