# Sub-sub-categories

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/sub-sub-categories/139309
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [21 januari 2020 om 15:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sub-sub-categories/139309 "2020-01-21T15:42:30Z")
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### Author: ![Michael\_Uray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/michael_uray/32/183119_2.png) [@Michael\_Uray](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Michael_Uray)
#### Post date: [12 juli 2020 om 09:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sub-sub-categories/139309/7 "2020-07-12T09:28:47Z")

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Quick guide to set it from 2 (default) to 3 via the console:

```
cd /var/discourse/
./launcher enter app
rails c

```

read current value:

```
[1] pry(main)> SiteSetting.max_category_nesting
=> 2

```

write new value:

```
[2] pry(main)> SiteSetting.max_category_nesting = 3
=> 3

```

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