# Understanding Discourse

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-discourse/160045>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 6, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-discourse/160045 "2020-08-06T16:17:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-discourse/160045/5 "2020-08-06T16:35:41Z")

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To make a category a sub category, open the category’s edit window, then add the parent category to the Parent Category field:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/f/ffac1a8faaeeb35085c5978974586a2e7c3ec20c.png)

In the example I posted, the “games” category has been set as the sub category of the “fun” category. The “fun” category is the parent category of the “games” category.

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