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Kyle Frost

Categories on Product Hunt

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You might have noticed we added "categories" today. Over time, "topics" became more like keywords rather than useful for goal-directed searches within specific product verticals (which is most PH searches). Categories will help us improve search and browsing, as well as eventually a lot of other downstream features. Ex. Zoom *is* video conferencing software, not "tech, productivity, video, SDK, meetings" Categories are what your product is or what problem it solves. Topics might include general industries, specific features, technologies, or keywords. At the moment, categories are meant to supplement topics. Topics will still exist, although you can think of them more as ‘tags’ than a primary taxonomy. We built out the a lot of this from scratch, so please suggest verticals we're missing – if your product isn't categorized yet you can do so by editing your hub page. Lmk if you have any questions!

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webudy
awesome!
Vlad Golub
Maybe now I can actually find that email client while avoiding accidental video conferences. Kudos, PH team 🙌
Frank Nguyen | Afforai
I like it, problem- solution thinking. Crucial mindset for project builder
Shajedul Karim
love this evolution on Product Hunt. a shift from 'what it is' to 'what it does'. from identity to impact. reminds us of the value of perspective, doesn't it? a fresh lens often reveals unseen contours, missed paths. and yet, let's not forget. while categories guide us, they also confine. impose borders. segment. it's up to us, the community, to transcend these artificial constructs. to see beyond. to connect, relate, combine. that's where magic happens, right? in the intersections. the overlaps. the unexpected alignments. excited for this journey. let's see where these new paths lead us.
Javed Tanoli
@shajedulkarim_ hello frind how are you 🌺
Shajedul Karim
@javed_tanoli1 Alhamdulillah I’m super awesome brother Javed, and you
Olly Meakings
Love this! We need a nicer version of G2. Would love to see a section for testimonial or social proof tools
Kyle Frost
@helloitsolly Added social proof 🤘
Oxana
Haven't mentioned it at once, so thanks for this note! That is really helpful, like the idea! Why there is a limit of 3 categories only?
Kyle Frost
@oxana_ivanova there’s very few products that really need more than that to describe their core functionality. Also, I’m the past some folks have a tendency to try and growth hack PH by using a bunch of irrelevant/generic topics.
Oxana
@alec_afforai Checked your launch and supported! Good luck! 🙌 And thank you for your support as well!
Oxana
@kylefrost that make sense. Never understand why people hacking this way, it's not the place where they can find their target audience
Neha
I really like this new feature, categories product, It significantly saves time by enabling users to easily find products that meet their specific business needs.
Eunju Park
Thank you for the information about the new categories on Product Hunt. This update will greatly enhance search. If there are any verticals we believe are missing, we'll be sure to suggest them.🙌
Sean Dorje
@eunju Hey Eunju! I see that you're launching soon. Happy to support your product and share it with my team. It'd be super helpful if you could follow us and press notify too! (https://www.producthunt.com/prod...)
nice! will be a lot easier to find and categorize products
@alec_afforai sure, I'll try it out!
@sean_dorje great I'll follow it!
This is great! Thanks team 👏🏻👏🏻
emmanuel Onuoha
Kudos PH team. This is a useful product feature. Cheers. This will help a lot.
Olatz Urrutia
Awesome! I am not sure if it is just me but I tried adding the categories and the scroller was not working properly @kylefrost. I was trying to scroll down and the option to choose was removed. It would be good if you could have a look to see if it's not a bug.
Ashley Carter
Thanks for introducing categories, this will certainly streamline searching and browsing, and I'll be sure to update my product's category on the hub page, let's enhance this together!
Awesome! Made my UX on product hunt better
Jerry Zhang
Big milestone, awesome, problem solving thinking, I love this improvement
Annitah
Thanks for the Categories! Made it easier to find the projects 😊
Samir Rashed
Sounds great! "Categories" is a fantastic feature because it makes searching for specific products easier.
Amir Zarandi
@growth_mechanic Hi Samir, just followed your launch. Will make sure to support on the day. I just launched today and I could really use your support with an honest review. Can I kindly request your help? Thank you so much https://www.producthunt.com/post...
Adith Mathialagan
Love this!!!!
Drew "Sales Playbook Builder" Williams
Nice update Kyle! Appreciate this
Rohit Joshi
The categories feature on Product Hunt is a great way to save time and find the perfect product for your needs. It also makes it easy to explore new products and discover hidden gems.