# Ability to show topics in a category but not open?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-show-topics-in-a-category-but-not-open/88379
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [5월 24, 2018, 2:10오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-show-topics-in-a-category-but-not-open/88379 "2018-05-24T14:10:28Z")
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### Author: ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [5월 29, 2018, 9:05오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-show-topics-in-a-category-but-not-open/88379/3 "2018-05-29T09:05:53Z")

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This can kind of be accomplished with a plugin, but read the whole description as there are some caveats:

> [@Discourse Category Lockdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advertise-activity-in-a-private-category-discourse-category-lockdown/70649):
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> This plugin allows you to restrict access to topic pages in a category. Topic titles will still show up in topic lists, search, user activity & digest emails. This is a great way to advertise the activity in a “members-only” category, which may charge for access. It IS NOT designed to keep the contents of the category 100% private - if someone is determined enough they will be able to piece together the content from search results. Each category has a couple of new settings in the Security tab…

A different strategy in a similar vein is “content lockers”:

> [@Content Lockers - using pop-ups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/content-lockers-using-pop-ups/60291):
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> Location: [GitHub - vinkashq/discourse-content\_lockers: Lock your contents to increase user engagements.](https://github.com/VinkasHQ/discourse-content_lockers) Locker pop-ups to increase user engagement. Social Locker Guest Locker

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