# SMF's categories vs Discourse's categories

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/smfs-categories-vs-discourses-categories/53212
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [November 21, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smfs-categories-vs-discourses-categories/53212 "2016-11-21T19:31:44Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smfs-categories-vs-discourses-categories/53212/2 "2016-11-21T19:34:00Z")

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> [@dsanchez](#):
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> “Simple Machines” will become a category  
> “News and updates” will become a sub-category of the above  
> “Archives” will dissapear and all topics in it will be tagged with the word “Archives”? and all topics there will belong to “News and Updates”

After doing this, you can amend the script to “Archive Topic” on Discourse.

> [@Understanding closed, unlisted, and archived topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-difference-between-closed-unlisted-and-archived-topics/51238):
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> bookmark This guide explains the differences between Closed, Unlisted, and Archived topics in Discourse, including their characteristics and use cases. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users Discourse offers various ways to manage topics, including closing, unlisting, and archiving. Each of these options serves a different purpose and has specific effects on how topics are displayed and interacted with. This guide will explain the differences between these three states and th…

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