diff --git a/app/DiscoverCategory.php b/app/DiscoverCategory.php
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+++ b/app/DiscoverCategory.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use App\{Status, StatusHashtag};
+
+class DiscoverCategory extends Model
+{
+    protected $fillable = ['slug'];
+
+    public function media()
+    {
+    	return $this->belongsTo(Media::class);
+    }
+
+    public function url()
+    {
+    	return url('/discover/c/'.$this->slug);
+    }
+
+    public function editUrl()
+    {
+    	return url('/i/admin/discover/category/edit/' . $this->id);
+    }
+
+    public function thumb()
+    {
+    	return $this->media->thumb();
+    }
+
+    public function items()
+    {
+    	return $this->hasMany(DiscoverCategoryHashtag::class, 'discover_category_id');
+    }
+
+    public function hashtags()
+    {
+    	return $this->hasManyThrough(
+    		Hashtag::class,
+    		DiscoverCategoryHashtag::class,
+    		'discover_category_id',
+    		'id',
+    		'id',
+    		'hashtag_id'
+    	);
+    }
+
+    public function posts()
+    {
+    	return Status::select('*')
+    		->join('status_hashtags', 'statuses.id', '=', 'status_hashtags.status_id')
+    		->join('hashtags', 'status_hashtags.hashtag_id', '=', 'hashtags.id')
+    		->join('discover_category_hashtags', 'hashtags.id', '=', 'discover_category_hashtags.hashtag_id')
+    		->join('discover_categories', 'discover_category_hashtags.discover_category_id', '=', 'discover_categories.id')
+    		->where('discover_categories.id', $this->id);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/DiscoverCategoryController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/DiscoverCategoryController.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+class DiscoverCategoryController extends Controller
+{
+    //
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2019_02_07_004642_create_discover_categories_table.php b/database/migrations/2019_02_07_004642_create_discover_categories_table.php
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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class CreateDiscoverCategoriesTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::create('discover_categories', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->bigIncrements('id');
+            $table->string('name')->nullable();
+            $table->string('slug')->unique()->index();
+            $table->boolean('active')->default(false)->index();
+            $table->tinyInteger('order')->unsigned()->default(5);
+            $table->bigInteger('media_id')->unsigned()->unique()->nullable();
+            $table->boolean('no_nsfw')->default(true);
+            $table->boolean('local_only')->default(true);
+            $table->boolean('public_only')->default(true);
+            $table->boolean('photos_only')->default(true);
+            $table->timestamp('active_until')->nullable();  
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('discover_categories');
+    }
+}