Scenario We have a scenario of more than one admin where one of the admins wants to create a category and add specific group and want it to be hidden from the other admin Is it possible? If Yes, how? If no, what are the best practices except removing the admin access It’s an open source discourse

I don’t think this is possible except by removing the user as admin, as admins have virtually access to everything.

You can enable the Suppress secured categories from admin site setting. It doesn’t cover all places, but maybe it’s enough for your use case.

Can that control which admin sees the categories? Or is it all or nothing?

The visibility is based on the security settings of the category, just like it works for everyone else. So, if the admin is a member of one of the groups that are allowed to see the category, they can see it.

I think you could hide it with css if the admin doesn’t notice, but if you can’t trust your admins, you’ve got bigger problems than them seeing a category. [image] Moin: So, if the admin is a member of one of the groups that are allowed to see the category, they can see it. No. Admins can see all categories. [image] Eman_Ahmed: what are the best practices Get rid of both admins.

[image] pfaffman: [image] Moin: So, if the admin is a member of one of the groups that are allowed to see the category, they can see it. No. Admins can see all categories. I am quite sure the site setting I was talking about changes that. It did that when I tried it about a year ago. Is it broken? [image] Moin: Suppress secured categories from admin site setting.

From the description of that same setting: Suppress private topics and PMs in some parts of UI for admins. Content will still be visible in some places. This is not a security feature: admins can always access all content on the site.

[image] Moin: I am quite sure the site setting I was talking about changes that Oops! I bet you’re right! Sorry about that. Sorry, I totally missed that

[image] Moin: You can enable the Suppress secured categories from admin site setting Couldn’t the admin change that setting back? And an admin could always download a backup and restore it some place else. You can’t hide anything from an admin. Ever.

They can also use data explorer, which isn’t logged in staff action logs, while changing a setting is. The setting helps to prevent accidental access. For me, there is a difference between “hidden from the other admin” which was asked in the OP and “preventing admins from accessing the information”. And that’s why I said: [image] Moin: maybe it’s enough for your use case.

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Moin January 4, 2026, 4:43pm 7

I am quite sure the site setting I was talking about changes that. It did that when I tried it about a year ago. Is it broken?

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