# Proposal: move Observability category to be a top-level category

**URL:** <https://forum.opensearch.org/t/proposal-move-observability-category-to-be-a-top-level-category/26848>\
**Category:** Observability\
**Created:** [September 4, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/proposal-move-observability-category-to-be-a-top-level-category/26848 "2025-09-04T13:54:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![horovits](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.opensearch.org/horovits/32/9148_2.png) [@horovits](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/horovits)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/proposal-move-observability-category-to-be-a-top-level-category/26848/1 "2025-09-04T13:54:59Z")

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In OpenSearch forum, observability is currently placed under the ‘Plugins’ category.  
While historical reasoning is understandable, observability today is a major use case that spans multiple components of the project, and even has its own TAG.  
With that in mind, I’d like to propose that we move Observability category to be a top-level category on the forum.  
Happy to hear thoughts on the matter.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/mauve_hedgehog/original/2X/3/33547ea01a5b12dcca2958411d3edd97ae2ea8c1.png) [@system](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/proposal-move-observability-category-to-be-a-top-level-category/26848/2 "2025-11-03T13:55:23Z")

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Closed on November 3, 2025, 1:55pm UTC

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