No core modification architecture: plugin layer loads before Sngine and keeps custom logic outside core files.

Update-safe deployment: core upgrades do not remove plugin folders or plugin registry state.

Central lifecycle management: install, enable, disable, and uninstall from one admin screen.

Manifest-driven validation: each plugin is discovered and verified through plugin.json metadata.

Hook and filter API: plugins can subscribe to request, AJAX, and output-buffer events without template edits.

Fail-safe loading: plugin runtime is designed to avoid full-site crash from one plugin failure.

Admin integration path: plugin settings pages are accessible directly from /admincp/helptor.

Multi-environment support: works on shared hosting and VPS with correct auto_prepend_file setup.

Documentation: https://helptor.in/doc

Mandatory Post Categories System for Sngine is a powerful plugin that brings blog-style category organization to your Sngine-based website.

With this plugin, users must select a category before publishing a post, ensuring that all content is properly structured from the start. Categories are fully controlled by the admin, giving you complete authority over how posts are organized, moderated, and displayed.

This plugin is ideal for communities, help platforms, forums, Q&A websites, and discussion networks that need clean content structure and better discoverability.

Why You Need This Plugin

Default Sngine posts are unstructured, which can lead to:

Mixed and confusing content
Difficult moderation
Poor content discovery
Low-quality discussions
This plugin solves these problems by enforcing mandatory categorization, just like a professional blog or forum system.

🔑 Key Features
✔ Mandatory Category Selection

Users cannot publish a post without selecting a category.
This ensures that every post belongs to a clear topic area.

If a category is not selected, the system displays a validation message and prevents posting.

✔ Admin-Controlled Categories

Only admins can manage post categories.

From the admin panel, you can:

Create new categories
Edit category names
Enable or disable categories
Delete categories when no longer needed
Users cannot create, edit, or delete categories, keeping your platform structured and controlled.

✔ Unlimited Categories

There is no limit to the number of categories you can create.
You can organize posts based on your niche, such as:

Career
Business
Education
Health
Technology
Personal
✔ One Category Per Post (Clean Structure)

Each post can belong to only one category, ensuring:

Focused discussions
Clean feeds
Easy moderation
✔ User Restriction After Posting

Once a post is published:

❌ Users cannot change the post category
This prevents misuse and keeps content consistent.

✔ Admin Override for Existing Posts

Admins have full moderation control and can:

Change the category of any existing post
This is useful when:

Users select the wrong category
Content needs re-organization
Moderation adjustments are required
✔ Category-Wise Post Pages

Each category has its own dedicated page where all related posts are displayed together.

Example:

/category/career
/category/business
This helps users quickly find content related to a specific topic.

✔ Category Label on Posts

Every post clearly displays its category label, making it easy to understand the post topic at a glance.

🎯 Perfect For

Community websites
Q&A platforms
Help & support networks
Educational forums
Business discussion platforms
Niche social networks built on Sngine