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Since there are now many topics in this forum but no categories, it is a bit confusing. It would therefore be helpful to have more categories. Here is a JSON suggestion of what categories there could be. The JSON file can possibly be imported automatically.

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "name": "General",
      "description": "General discussions and topics."
    },
    {
      "name": "News",
      "description": "Latest updates and news related to the community."
    },
    {
      "name": "Apps",
      "description": "Discussions about various applications and their functionalities.",
      "subcategories": [
        {
          "name": "Existing Apps",
          "description": "Information and discussions about currently available applications."
        },
        {
          "name": "App requests and development",
          "description": "Requests for new applications and development discussions."
        },
        {
          "name": "General Packaging",
          "description": "Discussions about packaging applications for distribution."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Devices",
      "description": "Information and discussions about various hardware devices."
    },
    {
      "name": "OS",
      "description": "Discussions about various operating systems and their features."
    },
    {
      "name": "Platform",
      "description": "Topics related to the platform's features and support.",
      "subcategories": [
        {
          "name": "Support",
          "description": "Help and support for users of the platform."
        },
        {
          "name": "Feature requests and development",
          "description": "Requests for new features and discussions on development."
        },
        {
          "name": "iOS App",
          "description": "Discussions related to the iOS application."
        },
        {
          "name": "Android App",
          "description": "Discussions related to the Android application."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ubuntu Touch App",
          "description": "Discussions related to the Ubuntu Touch application."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Syncloud.org",
      "description": "Community discussions and development for Syncloud.org.",
      "subcategories": [
        {
          "name": "Feature requests and development",
          "description": "Requests for new features and development discussions."
        },
        {
          "name": "Translation",
          "description": "Discussions about translating content for Syncloud.org."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Syncloud.it",
      "description": "Community discussions and development for Syncloud.it.",
      "subcategories": [
        {
          "name": "Feature requests and development",
          "description": "Requests for new features and development discussions."
        },
        {
          "name": "Subscription",
          "description": "Information and discussions about subscription services."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Shop",
      "description": "Marketplace for purchasing related products and services."
    },
    {
      "name": "Wiki",
      "description": "Collaborative documentation and knowledge base.",
      "subcategories": [
        {
          "name": "Change requests",
          "description": "Requests for changes or updates to the wiki."
        },
        {
            "name": "Translation",
            "description": "Discussions about translating wiki content into different languages."
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "Marketing",
        "description": "Strategies and discussions related to marketing efforts."
      },
      {
        "name": "Other projects",
        "description": "Information and discussions about projects outside the main focus."
      },
      {
        "name": "Off topic",
        "description": "Casual discussions not related to the main topics."
      }
    ]
}
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Maybe we will get too many categories, when creating a sub-category for every device or app and “tags” should be used instead, read here: It’s Time We Talked About Tags

So for devices maybe just the brand as sub-category. For existing apps only tags.

I think it’s manageable what needs to be created. If you allow me as a moderator for a limited time, I can also create the categories manually (just a offer).

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allow me as a moderator

done :slight_smile:

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Hi @boris , thanks for the trust. However it seems that I would also need the following rights:

Moderators can do that only if the moderators create categories site setting has been enabled. You’ll have to ask an admin to enable that setting from Admin > Settings after which you’ll be all set:

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it is called moderators manage categories and groups I guess, try now?

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It works :slight_smile: I created some categories and started to sort the topics.

For Apps and Device it would make sense to have tags. However I can not see the option to create tags. So its probably disabled at the moment.

Tagging is enabled by default. To disable tags, ensure that the tagging_enabled setting is unchecked.

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Hi @boris , I wanted to ask

  • what would you think about to make categories mandatory? Otherwise people will mostly skip this part.
  • What do you think about using “tags” for the “existing apps” and “device types”? If you enable the function for moderator role, I could add them.
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both done, let’s see what happens

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Thanks! I have added some tags. Some of them are visible in https://syncloud.discourse.group/tags if they are in use.

I also grouped all existing tags here https://syncloud.discourse.group/tag_groups.

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