Questions about subcategories displaying in wiki sidebar

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The discussion revolves around creating subcategories and displaying them in the wiki sidebar. jannikjbi asked how to create subcategories and get a sidebar bar like the one in the wiki. Moin replied that the feature is added by a plugin, https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doc-categories/322376, and provided guides on how to create subcategories and display boxes. jannikjbi then asked how to get the feature to work on the main page of the forum, which HAWK explained only works on wiki pages by adding a TOS. Moin also suggested that unrelated questions should be asked in separate topics for better organization and searchability. Additionally, jannikjbi inquired about installing the plugin via the forum, but no response was provided.

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 plugin that adds this feature to the sidebar is

You create subcategories like categories. The only difference is that you select a parent category
Create a category in Discourse
There is also a guide about how to create the boxes Display boxes for subcategories above topic list

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?

Ah, thank you very much, will it soon be possible to install it via the forum?

What do you mean by “that”?

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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.

It is a function that only works on the wiki pages by adding a TOS.