# User created categories
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** spaces
**Created:** [December 13, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853 "2022-12-13T21:03:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
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### Author:  [@TheDarkWizard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheDarkWizard)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2022, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/1 "2022-12-13T21:03:26Z")
Hey All,
Back with another suggestion. I’d like to ask that some sort of Subreddit like system or “Clubs” as other software call them, be considered. It would allow a Discourse site to allow users their own spaces relevant to the site’s purpose or theme to exist. With the chat coming in and other various features that compete with social media, this would be one of the last things Discourse is missing in my opinion.
Some basic functionality would include:
- Ability for users to create categories inside of their club
- Some sort of invite/management system of who is in the club.
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### Author:  [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2023, 6:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/2 "2023-07-24T06:31:53Z")
This is something that we are working towards but it’s a heavy lift because having unlimited numbers of categories introduces performance issues at an admin level. We’re very close to a compromise.
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### Author:  [@TheDarkWizard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheDarkWizard)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2023, 6:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/3 "2023-07-24T06:33:03Z")
That’s exciting to hear!
Would you be able to talk about it at all from a technical prospective?
If not I’ll wait :).
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### Author:  [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2023, 6:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/4 "2023-07-24T06:33:57Z")
@saquetim may be able to provide some details.
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### Author:  [@TheDarkWizard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheDarkWizard)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/5 "2023-09-27T01:42:34Z")
Any word on this :)?
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### Author:  [@jimkleiber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimkleiber)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/6 "2023-09-27T23:24:06Z")
Yes, I’m really hopeful for something like this. One thing that [guilded.gg](https://www.guilded.gg) has it the ability to create almost sub-forums, and I’ve been hoping Discourse could allow more self-organizing as well 🙏
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### Author:  [@TheDarkWizard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheDarkWizard)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/7 "2024-05-07T01:23:00Z")
> [@HAWK](#):
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> @saquetim may be able to provide some details.
@HAWK @saquetim Any word on this?
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### Author:  [@saquetim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/saquetim)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/10 "2024-05-07T02:09:07Z")
The plugin is still under active development, but not yet ready for public release.
We’re also active working to solve the category scaling issues.
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### Author:  [@TheDarkWizard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheDarkWizard)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/11 "2024-05-07T02:11:00Z")
Ah, okay, thank you for letting me know. Looking forward to hearing about it more!
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### Author:  [@Gotchur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gotchur)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/12 "2024-06-30T19:24:24Z")
also eager to hear more about this one!
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### Author:  [@Deads](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Deads)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2024, 6:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/13 "2024-09-18T06:37:50Z")
I too would LOVE this.
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### Author:  [@Deads](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Deads)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2024, 3:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/14 "2024-09-19T03:58:53Z")
Is there a timeline to when this feature will be launched?
We would love to just be able to just have the ability to plug it in vs needing an outside the box work around.
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2024, 4:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/15 "2024-10-01T04:51:22Z")
No timeline yet, but it is something we are thinking about.
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### Author:  [@TheDarkWizard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheDarkWizard)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2024, 6:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/17 "2024-10-01T06:20:25Z")
Thanks for lettign us know :)!
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### Author:  [@ChrisArter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisArter)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2025, 4:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/18 "2025-02-13T04:14:21Z")
I would absolutely love this feature. Users making their own sub communities would really be a force multiplier IMO.
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### Author:  [@TheDarkWizard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheDarkWizard)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2025, 6:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/19 "2025-10-10T06:03:24Z")
Any thoughts on this Sam?
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/20 "2025-10-20T02:56:55Z")
Nothing specific, I don’t think it is on the roadmap yet.
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### Author:  [@cuo\_wu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cuo_wu)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853/21 "2025-11-17T15:26:01Z")
Need this feature too.
