I’m building a community centered around a genetic disorder that has multiple conditions. I’ve successfully installed Discourse (I think) and now I need to build Categories. The problem is I don’t want to discourage users from participating because they’re overwhelmed by the categories. Here’s a sam…

Well, you could also personally tag the topics as they come in, to get a sense of what people are actually posting, and then have a better idea of what tags are actually needed before offering advice.

Setting Up New Forum for Genetic Disorder With Widely Varying Conditions & Symptoms - Many Categories or Mandatory Tagging?

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pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman) September 16, 2019, 1:15am 2

You likely don’t want more than five categories. See It's Time We Talked About Tags

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Setting Up New Forum for Genetic Disorder With Widely Varying Conditions & Symptoms - Many Categories or Mandatory Tagging?

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