Hi! Filling the forum now, everything is working fine) But as it fills one problem will arise. I have about 30 categories, and about 1500 subcategories. I notice that the more subcategories, the longer the main page takes to form (about 5 seconds at the moment). Other than that, it works pretty fa…

[image] Amigo: 30 categories, and about 1500 subcategories This is a bit excessive, don’t you think ?

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What quantity is acceptable? 10? 100? 500? 1000? Where is it written? What component doesn’t support that number? I’m sure that everything can be done, it’s just a question of labor and knowledge)

I think every forum will have a different set-up and style, and different organisational needs, so there’s not going to be a precise number, but 1500 subcategories is certainly at the larger end. :slightly_smiling_face: How many topics do you have in each subcategory? (and could they be better serve…

I think it’s between 500 and 1000. There isn’t an exact answer. You almost certainly want to use tags for the 1500. It’s also very difficult to select one of 1500 categories. [image] Amigo: , I think it is in the rendering of the main page. I think that’s a big part of part of it, so you’d …

Thanks for the answers) I’m still just setting up a forum, and trying out different options. Assumed there might be some known tools for fine-tuning, or caching.

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JammyDodger February 11, 2022, 9:04am 3

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