Hi! First time poster here. We’re running into issues where our initial implementation of Discourse has not taken into account a use case we are running into now. I can’t seem to find any related use cases or info on how to approach this, so I was wondering if there’s a guru here that can help us. T…

This is tricky. You’re certainly not the only one who has run into this, and it does often happen a bit later in a community’s life, so it’s understandable that your earlier success is what has led you to this new problem. There isn’t really any built-in way to create a group that has less permissi…

I’d say we have around 3k users right now, 25 categories, and 25 groups. Your suggestions sound very doable. I guess I was very much hoping not to spend too much time diving into this, but I’ll discuss with the team if we want to take this approach. Thank you for the quick reply by the way! Very mu…

[image] MartijnvdWiel: 3k users right now, 25 categories, and 25 groups If you have access to rails, you might check out Administrative Bulk Operations for some ways to do some of that work more quickly.

Thanks Jay. Will look into it too :slight_smile:

Since you are a hosted customer, you can also reach out to us directly to explain what you are seeking to do and we can provide you with more personalized assistance. Look for the support link on your admin dashboard!

Create a category that's private to one group, but open to other groups

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MartijnvdWiel May 6, 2025, 6:15am 7

Thanks Jay. Will look into it too

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