Will you add categories?

Question

Would like to know if you would add categories in addition to tags?

Comments

I'm assuming that any question can only be in a single category, and that is the key difference between categories and tags?

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Exactly gidgreen, question must be assigned only to one category.

Answer 1

It's a possibility, if there is sufficient demand, but it's not planned for the version 1.0 release. I'll take your question as a vote in favor!

Comments

Categories would be GREAT

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One up for categories - there are definitely cases where you want to be able to split the dialogue into subgroups.

Answer 2

I am planning to customize it and add categories. I must say that your code is very good! Nice work!

Answer 3

Pls, add categories !!!

Answer 4

支持你的想法！！！

Answer 5

I don't think categories are necessary. What problem do they solve that is not already solved by tags?

If you can provide a reason, then perhaps one possible solution is to have 'required' tags, ie each question must have at least one tag from a set of tags.

Comments

I think the main issue is that they are simpler for many mainstream users. Some people will find it easier to choose one item from a list of options, rather than one or more labels. I imagine that tags will be suitable for some Q2A sites, categories for others.

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[I wrote this answer]
I can see your point. I think you can implement this as an extension of tags, rather than separate functionality, eg a dropdown for "main tag" then standard field for additional tags.

Tags are great for searching so I don't think it's really a good idea to remove them completely. If a 'mainstream' user doesn't add good tags then an 'advanced' user can edit them.