What is the difference between a category and a space?

[deleted] 3 months 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?

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[deleted] OP

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

[deleted] OP

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

[deleted] OP

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

[deleted] OP

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

[deleted] OP

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

[deleted] OP

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

[deleted] OP

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

[deleted] OP

Following this thread closely. We are about to face the exact same decision and the replies here are gold.

[deleted] OP 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.

[deleted] OP

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.

[deleted] OP

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

[deleted] OP

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

[deleted] OP

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

[deleted] OP

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

[deleted] OP

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.

[deleted] OP

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

[deleted] OP

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

[deleted] OP

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

[deleted] OP

Tried this on a staging copy first and it behaved exactly as described. Confident enough to roll it to production now.

[deleted] OP

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

[deleted] OP

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

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