Can users add categories?

Question

Hi,

is it possible for users to add categories? A case would be where a user would like to specify a main category and several subcategories.

An example:

A user wants to ask a question about the engine of his / her Ford mustang from 1966 in a car forum. The main category would than be car manufacturer ("Ford"), subcategories could be model ("Mustang"), year ("1966") and specific part of the car ("Engine") that would give a hierarchy similar to that

Ford>Mustang>1966>Engine

However, since I do not want to enter all the possible combinations of manufacturers and car models, years, etc., it would be nice if the user could specify the subcateogries by entering something in a text field. The text field could than suggest subcategories that are already in the system like for the tags, but if no appropriate one exists, it can be added (it could be thought of limiting that ability depending on a user's reputation points).

Okay, where could I start for implementing this?

Thanks for any information on this!

Comments

Maybe using tags are a better option for you? Otherwise, you could just add categoies manually based on what you see come up.

Answer 1

Most of the times tha catgory you appears as tags. You will find lots of categories and can go for the most relevant for you. Just shorten it and it will fit.