Classifieds uses a two-level category structure to organize ads. Understanding how this works helps you design a clear, intuitive layout for your residents.
How Categories Work
A category is a top-level grouping (for example, "For Sale" or "Community Services"). A subcategory is a child of a top-level category (for example, "Furniture" under "For Sale").
The system supports exactly one level of nesting — subcategories cannot have their own children.
Where Ads Are Posted
Ads can only be placed in leaf-level categories — categories that have no subcategories. If a top-level category has subcategories, residents and admins must choose one of the subcategories when posting an ad. The parent category itself is not available as a destination.
Category Visibility
Each category has a Visibility setting. Categories set to Off are hidden from residents and do not appear in the posting dropdown. You can use this to temporarily hide a category without deleting it.
Category Type
Each category has a Type field drawn from a configured list (for example, a general listing type or a specific community notice type). This is for organizational labeling and appears in the category list table.
The Category List Table
The Categories tab shows all top-level categories sorted alphabetically. Each row shows:
- A visibility indicator icon.
- The category name (click to edit).
- The category type.
- The ad count broken down by status: total (pending / active / disabled). Each count is a clickable link to the filtered ads list for that category.
Subcategories appear indented beneath their parent category in the same table.