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What is the difference between a category and a space?

OM Omar Haddad 1 month ago Resolved

Just getting started and I want to get the mental model right. A category seems to be a grouping, and a space is where the actual posts live — is that correct?

When should I create a new category versus just another space?

#moderation #performance
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CA Carlos Mendes

We ran into the same situation last quarter. What worked for us was starting small and only adding complexity when a real need showed up.

CA Carlos Mendes

Solid breakdown. The only thing I would add is to back up before making the change — better safe than sorry.

TH Theo Lindqvist

We ran into the same situation last quarter. What worked for us was starting small and only adding complexity when a real need showed up.

GR Grace Adeyemi

This deserves more votes. It is a small change with an outsized impact on day-to-day use.

EL Elena Petrova

Adding a small note: the same idea applies on mobile, just with a bit more attention to tap targets.

YU Yuki Tanaka

I respectfully disagree on one detail. In my setup the opposite held true, though I suspect it comes down to community size.

NO Noah Bennett

Could you say more about how you measured the result? I want to try this but I am not sure what success would look like.

NO Noah Bennett

This is the answer I wish I had found six months ago. Would have saved me a weekend of trial and error.

PR Priya Nair

This is the answer I wish I had found six months ago. Would have saved me a weekend of trial and error.

OM Omar Haddad OP

For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.

BO Bob Martinez

For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.

SO Sofia Romano Accepted

Short answer: yes, and here is the supported path.

  1. Open the relevant settings panel.
  2. Make the change there rather than editing files.
  3. Save, then reload to confirm.

Doing it this way means your change survives updates. Hand-editing files does not.

NO Noah Bennett

Great point. I had not considered the angle you raised in the second paragraph — it reframes the whole thing for me.

GR Grace Adeyemi

For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.

EL Elena Petrova

Adding a small note: the same idea applies on mobile, just with a bit more attention to tap targets.

TH Theo Lindqvist

Solid breakdown. The only thing I would add is to back up before making the change — better safe than sorry.

HA Hana Park

Appreciate the clear steps. The dry-run tip in particular saved me from a mistake I would not have caught otherwise.

MA Marco Silva

We ran into the same situation last quarter. What worked for us was starting small and only adding complexity when a real need showed up.

GR Grace Adeyemi

Appreciate the clear steps. The dry-run tip in particular saved me from a mistake I would not have caught otherwise.

MA Maya Okafor

This matches my experience exactly. The hard part is staying consistent once the initial novelty wears off.

PR Priya Nair

This deserves more votes. It is a small change with an outsized impact on day-to-day use.