# Questions about subcategories displaying in wiki sidebar **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-subcategories-displaying-in-wiki-sidebar/343940 **Category:** Support **Created:** [December 22, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-subcategories-displaying-in-wiki-sidebar/343940 "2024-12-22T20:25:14Z") **Posts on this page:** 6 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![jannikjbi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jannikjbi/32/473241_2.png) [@jannikjbi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jannikjbi) #### Post date: [December 22, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-subcategories-displaying-in-wiki-sidebar/343940/1 "2024-12-22T20:25:15Z")
How can I create such subcategories? I can only create a new topic but nothing more or am I missing that and how can I get a bar like this on the side of my wikis that takes you directly to the article? ![The image displays a tutorial on how to create and manage polls using the Discourse platform. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/d/5/ed577fb29e2caa6c7a43ef7b33de1232ab9ce41a.png) ![A screenshot of a documentation page for Discourse, featuring sections on using Discourse, site management, integrations, hosted customers, developer guides, and contributing. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/4/e/d4edd15375c6cecaa0f885320cb6dd1a85717ce1.png) ---
### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin) #### Post date: [December 22, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-subcategories-displaying-in-wiki-sidebar/343940/2 "2024-12-22T20:27:10Z")
The plugin that adds this feature to the sidebar is > [@Discourse Doc Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doc-categories/322376): > > discourse2Summary Discourse Doc Categories provides the ability for particular categories to be set aside for documentation, enabling additional features for them.hammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-doc-categories](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-doc-categories)open_bookInstall Guide [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157)warning Note that this plugin is in active development and not yet fully complete. Features The Discourse Doc Categories plugin that allows you to host str… You create subcategories like categories. The only difference is that you select a parent category [Create a category in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-a-category-in-discourse/197224) There is also a guide about how to create the boxes [Display boxes for subcategories above topic list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-boxes-for-subcategories-above-topic-list/59371) ---
### Author: ![jannikjbi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jannikjbi/32/473241_2.png) [@jannikjbi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jannikjbi) #### Post date: [December 22, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-subcategories-displaying-in-wiki-sidebar/343940/3 "2024-12-22T20:30:54Z")
And how do I get that to work on the main page of the forum? Or is it not a function that everyone has but only works here? Is this also a plugin? ![A screenshot of the Discourse Meta website, which is a discussion platform for the future of the internet. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/3/c/3/3c3c573363c71607b659bf5757e7601182d8f997.png) ---
### Author: ![jannikjbi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jannikjbi/32/473241_2.png) [@jannikjbi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jannikjbi) #### Post date: [December 22, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-subcategories-displaying-in-wiki-sidebar/343940/4 "2024-12-22T20:31:46Z")
Ah, thank you very much, will it soon be possible to install it via the forum? ---
### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin) #### Post date: [December 22, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-subcategories-displaying-in-wiki-sidebar/343940/5 "2024-12-22T20:35:08Z")
> [@jannikjbi](#): > > And how do I get that to work on the main page of the forum What do you mean by “that”? The banner is created with the [Welcome Link Banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/welcome-link-banner/218743) In general, it is better to ask unrelated questions in separate topics. Otherwise, tagging, choosing a meaningful title, and marking a solution becomes complicated. It also makes it more difficult to find such information using search. ---
### Author: ![HAWK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hawk/32/86627_2.png) [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK) #### Post date: [December 22, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/questions-about-subcategories-displaying-in-wiki-sidebar/343940/6 "2024-12-22T20:50:05Z")
> [@jannikjbi](#): > > And how do I get that to work on the main page of the forum? Or is it not a function that everyone has but only works here? It is a function that only works on the wiki pages by adding a TOS.