closes #5717

package.json

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "nodebb-plugin-spam-be-gone": "0.5.0",
     "nodebb-rewards-essentials": "0.0.9",
     "nodebb-theme-lavender": "4.0.0",
-    "nodebb-theme-persona": "5.0.3",
+    "nodebb-theme-persona": "5.0.4",
     "nodebb-theme-vanilla": "6.0.3",
     "nodebb-widget-essentials": "3.0.0",
     "nodemailer": "2.6.4",

public/language/en-GB/admin/manage/categories.json

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	"custom-class": "Custom Class",
 	"num-recent-replies": "# of Recent Replies",
 	"ext-link": "External Link",
+	"is-section": "Treat this category as a section",
 	"upload-image": "Upload Image",
 	"delete-image": "Remove",
 	"category-image": "Category Image",

public/src/admin/manage/category.js

@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ define('admin/manage/category', [
 			iconSelect.init($(this).find('i'), modified);
 		});
 
+		$('[type="checkbox"]').on('change', function () {
+			modified($(this));
+		});
+
 		$('button[data-action="setParent"], button[data-action="changeParent"]').on('click', Category.launchParentSelector);
 		$('button[data-action="removeParent"]').on('click', function () {
 			var payload = {};
@@ -172,8 +176,15 @@ define('admin/manage/category', [
 		var cid = ajaxify.data.category.cid;
 
 		if (cid) {
+			var value;
+			if ($(el).is(':checkbox')) {
+				value = $(el).is(':checked') ? 1 : 0;
+			} else {
+				value = $(el).val();
+			}
+
 			modified_categories[cid] = modified_categories[cid] || {};
-			modified_categories[cid][$(el).attr('data-name')] = $(el).val();
+			modified_categories[cid][$(el).attr('data-name')] = value;
 
 			app.flags = app.flags || {};
 			app.flags._unsaved = true;

src/categories/data.js

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ module.exports = function (Categories) {
 
 		category.name = validator.escape(String(category.name || ''));
 		category.disabled = category.hasOwnProperty('disabled') ? parseInt(category.disabled, 10) === 1 : undefined;
+		category.isSection = category.hasOwnProperty('isSection') ? parseInt(category.isSection, 10) === 1 : undefined;
 		category.icon = category.icon || 'hidden';
 		if (category.hasOwnProperty('post_count')) {
 			category.post_count = category.post_count || 0;

src/controllers/helpers.js

@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ helpers.buildCategoryBreadcrumbs = function (cid, callback) {
 	async.whilst(function () {
 		return parseInt(cid, 10);
 	}, function (next) {
-		categories.getCategoryFields(cid, ['name', 'slug', 'parentCid', 'disabled'], function (err, data) {
+		categories.getCategoryFields(cid, ['name', 'slug', 'parentCid', 'disabled', 'isSection'], function (err, data) {
 			if (err) {
 				return next(err);
 			}
 
-			if (!parseInt(data.disabled, 10)) {
+			if (!parseInt(data.disabled, 10) && !parseInt(data.isSection, 10)) {
 				breadcrumbs.unshift({
 					text: validator.escape(String(data.name)),
 					url: nconf.get('relative_path') + '/category/' + data.slug,

src/views/admin/manage/category.tpl

@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@
 									<input id="cid-{category.cid}-link" type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="http://domain.com" data-name="link" value="{category.link}" />
 								</div>
 							</div>
+							<div class="col-sm-6 col-xs-12">
+								<div class="form-group">
+									<div class="checkbox">
+										<label class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
+											<input type="checkbox" class="mdl-switch__input" id="cid-{category.cid}-isSection" data-name="isSection" <!-- IF category.isSection -->checked<!-- ENDIF category.isSection --> />
+											<span class="mdl-switch__label"><strong>[[admin/manage/categories:is-section]]</strong></span>
+										</label>
+									</div>
+								</div>
+							</div>
 						</fieldset>
 						<fieldset>
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