What is the difference between a category and a space?

omar omar 2 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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For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.

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

Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it — the kind of thing I will want to reference again in a month.

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

Strong agree. Good defaults beat a wall of toggles every single time.

One caveat for larger communities: keep an eye on the indexes. At a few thousand rows the difference is night and day.

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

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

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

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

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