# \#doc-categories **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/doc-categories/894.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Previous/Next links for topics in Doc Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/previous-next-links-for-topics-in-doc-categories/409780)
**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/previous-next-links-for-topics-in-doc-categories/409780 "2026-09-10T22:05:45Z")
Many knowledge-base setups let you have a “Previous/Next concept” for pages. I’d love to see that as an option with this plugin. Preferably with the topic names as well. So at the bottom of the page there would be links… --- ## [What should the homepage be for doc categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-should-the-homepage-be-for-doc-categories/398616)
**Author:** [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-should-the-homepage-be-for-doc-categories/398616 "2026-08-14T13:52:05Z")
When you click on Documentation \> Site Management, I wonder if it should it bring you to the index instead of the latest topics. Or maybe it should being you to some other “overview” topic you specify? We had been link… --- ## [Redirect the landing page for each subcategory to index file by default for documentation categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-the-landing-page-for-each-subcategory-to-index-file-by-default-for-documentation-categories/409470)
**Author:** [@mostapha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mostapha)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-the-landing-page-for-each-subcategory-to-index-file-by-default-for-documentation-categories/409470 "2026-08-14T12:09:54Z")
Hello Discourse team, We have started looking into Discourse Doc Categories. It looks very promising. Well done! One item that I noticed is that the landing page for each sub-category currently shows a list of posts un… --- ## [Translate sidebar documentation links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translate-sidebar-documentation-links/379540)
**Author:** [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/translate-sidebar-documentation-links/379540 "2026-07-16T18:18:22Z")
Since category names, topic titles, and posts have been translated, ideally they should also be reflected in the sidebar section for documentation. Documentation sidebar One unknown difficulty here is that the s… --- ## [Introducing simple mode for Discourse Doc Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-simple-mode-for-discourse-doc-categories/403366)
**Author:** [@saquetim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/saquetim)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-simple-mode-for-discourse-doc-categories/403366 "2026-07-04T17:03:18Z")
Doc categories are designed for a specific kind of content: reference material that readers come back to, scan quickly, and link to often. To support that, we’re introducing a new simple mode for the Discourse Doc Catego… --- ## [Show all replies after posting on a topic with simple mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-all-replies-after-posting-on-a-topic-with-simple-mode/405660)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-all-replies-after-posting-on-a-topic-with-simple-mode/405660 "2026-07-01T18:21:34Z")
Is it possible for all replies to be shown, and get jumped to the bottom of the topic once one replies to the topic with simple mode? Currently, once you reply, it flashes for a split second before getting hidden under ‘… --- ## [Discourse Doc Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doc-categories/322376)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doc-categories/322376 "2026-06-10T22:05:25Z")
:discourse2: Summary Discourse Doc Categories provides the ability for particular categories to be set aside for documentation, enabling additional features for them. :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link htt… --- ## [How do I re-enable the toc on docs? And how do I toggle translation?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-re-enable-the-toc-on-docs-and-how-do-i-toggle-translation/403003)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-re-enable-the-toc-on-docs-and-how-do-i-toggle-translation/403003 "2026-05-26T06:56:41Z")
Looks like Meta is testing the new “simple mode” for doc categories. Can someone help me understand how I am supposed to get the TOC back after I click “timeline”? My workaround to find a topic with a TOC that isn… --- ## [Documentation Plugin - Index Topic not working after Restore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/documentation-plugin-index-topic-not-working-after-restore/392225)
**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/documentation-plugin-index-topic-not-working-after-restore/392225 "2026-04-16T09:58:29Z")
A few months ago I installed Discourse, added some topics as Index Topic in the Documentation Mode section. Everything worked as expected. backed up everything, deleted the Digital Ocean account, etc. A few days ago I … --- ## [Highlight current doc topic in the sidebar identified by their slugs in the index](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-current-doc-topic-in-the-sidebar-identified-by-their-slugs-in-the-index/392857)
**Author:** [@Neil\_Evans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Neil_Evans)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/highlight-current-doc-topic-in-the-sidebar-identified-by-their-slugs-in-the-index/392857 "2026-01-09T17:13:09Z")
I’m trying to define the TOC index items using only the slugs, rather then adding the topic index at the end of the URL - so I can maintain the same TOC index across environments (DEV/PROD). This appears to work (as it … --- ## [Pinned topics excerpt not in right language while switching locale](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topics-excerpt-not-in-right-language-while-switching-locale/392227)
**Author:** [@m\_terenui](https://meta.discourse.org/u/m_terenui)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topics-excerpt-not-in-right-language-while-switching-locale/392227 "2025-12-27T12:49:53Z")
Hello everyone, I have recently discovered Discourse and have setup a self-hosted instance. Everything works well and wanted to thank all of you for building such powerful and great platform. As part of my desire to bu… --- ## [Doc Categories - Sidebar titles revert to URL when editing index](https://meta.discourse.org/t/doc-categories-sidebar-titles-revert-to-url-when-editing-index/388592)
**Author:** [@jenmck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jenmck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 4:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/doc-categories-sidebar-titles-revert-to-url-when-editing-index/388592 "2025-12-23T04:40:47Z")
I am currently working on an overhaul of our current docs solution, to move us over to using doc categories instead of the docs plugin. I’m currently testing on our dev instance and have run into a little hiccup. I crea… --- ## [Doc pages - Schema Article](https://meta.discourse.org/t/doc-pages-schema-article/389964)
**Author:** [@tpetrov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tpetrov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/doc-pages-schema-article/389964 "2025-11-30T12:01:41Z")
Have you considered making the schema for doc-categories topics that are in the to have schema article? I love that Discourse is so powerful and it can be used not just as a forum, but much more: knowledge base, news, e… --- ## [Discourse Doc Categories is now available on Business](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doc-categories-is-now-available-on-business/384356)
**Author:** [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doc-categories-is-now-available-on-business/384356 "2025-11-04T03:04:27Z")
We’re happy to announce that the Discourse Doc Categories plugin is now available on our Business plans! :discourse: This powerful plugin enhances your documentation capabilities by allowing you to set up specific cate… --- ## [Various suggestions to improve the doc categories plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/various-suggestions-to-improve-the-doc-categories-plugin/384529)
**Author:** [@cmdntd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cmdntd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/various-suggestions-to-improve-the-doc-categories-plugin/384529 "2025-10-02T09:01:37Z")
Hi. There are some interesting ideas to upgrade Doc menu like: Editable sub-menu icon Editable menu text format (bold, color) Dropdown menu with Collapsible default or not (saving default menu space) Index more with ne… --- ## [Discourse-doc-categories plugin missing in Crowdin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doc-categories-plugin-missing-in-crowdin/346530)
**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doc-categories-plugin-missing-in-crowdin/346530 "2025-09-30T18:04:26Z")
This plugin cannot be localized. I made a manual PR for my translations but I guess it would be great to add it to Crowding for others. I hope my PR would also work out so I don’t have to do it again. https://github.co… --- ## [Sidebar activation issues after recent Doc Categories update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-activation-issues-after-recent-doc-categories-update/383888)
**Author:** [@MachineScholar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MachineScholar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-activation-issues-after-recent-doc-categories-update/383888 "2025-09-25T11:55:47Z")
As of these changes to Doc Categories the sidebar no longer activates. I am running version 3.6.0.beta1-dev (17d735b3ad) with the Horizon theme, and there is nothing in the error logs. I also ensured there is a set in… --- ## [Go back to parent category instead of main forum page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/go-back-to-parent-category-instead-of-main-forum-page/379774)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 9:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/go-back-to-parent-category-instead-of-main-forum-page/379774 "2025-08-22T09:10:15Z")
In the Documentation category, for example, if I choose the wrong sub-category or want to navigate between sub-categories, it’s quite a detour to click on the arrow in the sidebar in one of the sub-categories, go back to… --- ## [Add Sidebar support "Discourse Icon" & more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-sidebar-support-discourse-icon-more/359588)
**Author:** [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-sidebar-support-discourse-icon-more/359588 "2025-07-09T18:22:25Z")
Feature Request: Add support for “Discourse Icon” to render in Sidebar also bbcode color & Emoji support. --- ## [Bring back sidebar search in Discourse Doc Categories plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bring-back-sidebar-search-in-discourse-doc-categories-plugin/373883)
**Author:** [@kris.kotlarek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kris.kotlarek)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 9:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bring-back-sidebar-search-in-discourse-doc-categories-plugin/373883 "2025-05-26T09:22:51Z")
Hello :wave: Could we get this sidebar searchable again? Thanks :slight\_smile: --- ## [Sub-sections on the sidebar without sub-categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sub-sections-on-the-sidebar-without-sub-categories/370357)
**Author:** [@mrmowji](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mrmowji)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 7:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sub-sections-on-the-sidebar-without-sub-categories/370357 "2025-06-24T07:17:51Z")
I already searched but I couldn’t find how I can have nested sections on the sidebar. Something like this (from Discourse Doc Categories - #112 by tknospdr): Although there, clicking on each section/sub-section (to e… --- ## [Doc Sub category -Back to forum loop](https://meta.discourse.org/t/doc-sub-category-back-to-forum-loop/367513)
**Author:** [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/doc-sub-category-back-to-forum-loop/367513 "2025-05-26T11:56:29Z")
When a Doc Category has Sub Category that is also setup as a Doc Category. When you click on “Back to Forum” it keeps you in the Doc category sidebar. It doesn’t move up to the parent doc category and will not return t… --- ## [A better way to manage indices for Doc Categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-better-way-to-manage-indices-for-doc-categories/362126)
**Author:** [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-better-way-to-manage-indices-for-doc-categories/362126 "2025-04-16T22:06:00Z")
This is a step backwards from the original Docs plugin in my opinion. --- ## [Collapsing sections doesn't work on mobile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/collapsing-sections-doesnt-work-on-mobile/352956)
**Author:** [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/collapsing-sections-doesnt-work-on-mobile/352956 "2025-02-19T03:26:16Z")
Go to https://meta.discourse.org/c/documentation/using-discourse/126?mobile\_view=1 Open the menu Collapse all the sections Now, you can’t expand any sections. A quick look shows me that it misses a return here: ht… --- ## [New documentation plugin in development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-documentation-plugin-in-development/321764)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2025, 8:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-documentation-plugin-in-development/321764 "2025-02-16T08:10:28Z")
We have recently made our new documentation plugin available for testing and feedback. This plugin is designed to enhance the navigation and accessibility of documentation hosted on Discourse, providing a more accessible… --- ## [Discourse Doc Categories links not rendering](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doc-categories-links-not-rendering/348135)
**Author:** [@MachineScholar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MachineScholar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doc-categories-links-not-rendering/348135 "2025-01-29T14:29:13Z")
For some reason at some point the topics which I have copy/pasted into the index topic have stopped rendering. Seemingly randomly because nothing else has been changed and there is nothing in the error logs. --- ## [Better documentation navigation with a new sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-documentation-navigation-with-a-new-sidebar/316058)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/better-documentation-navigation-with-a-new-sidebar/316058 "2025-01-04T11:43:10Z")
This week, we published a significant improvement to Discourse documentation - a new sidebar! This feature is designed to make navigating and accessing our documentation easier and more intuitive than ever before. … --- ## [Feature request: Control whether section is expanded or collapsed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-control-whether-section-is-expanded-or-collapsed/344642)
**Author:** [@jrgong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jrgong)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2024, 7:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-control-whether-section-is-expanded-or-collapsed/344642 "2024-12-28T07:36:25Z")
We are using the docs categories plugin for course navigation, which works great! One neat addition would be the ability to control whether sections are collapsed and expanded by default. Using the original index templa… --- ## [Autolinking and doc sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autolinking-and-doc-sidebar/330937)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/autolinking-and-doc-sidebar/330937 "2024-11-08T18:23:58Z")
It seems autolinking breaks the link that is added to the sidebar. For example in the Administrators Index which only adds “Data Explorer” to the sidebar instead of “Discourse Data Explorer Power BI integration”, also… --- ## [Sidebar item title not updated after linked topic title in Index is edited](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-item-title-not-updated-after-linked-topic-title-in-index-is-edited/323530)
**Author:** [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-item-title-not-updated-after-linked-topic-title-in-index-is-edited/323530 "2024-08-27T17:38:49Z")
I’ll take the honor for the first bug report (I love the plugin, btw) Index has (not using short titles for now) - https://example.com/t/....direct-link-to-topic - meaning the title is automatically fetched. When we c… [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/tag/doc-categories/894.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=doc-categories)