# Age-restricted category
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-restricted-category/124669
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 1, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-restricted-category/124669 "2019-08-01T21:52:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@GZhynko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GZhynko)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-restricted-category/124669/1 "2019-08-01T21:52:06Z")
Hello everyone,
Is there a way to make a category age-restricted? For example, only users who are over 18 can read and post topics in this category.
Thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-restricted-category/124669/2 "2019-08-01T21:55:15Z")
It’s possible using group memberships, but a better question is how you verify age.
How are you going to check the age of your users?
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### Author:  [@GZhynko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GZhynko)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-restricted-category/124669/3 "2019-08-01T22:09:46Z")
Thanks for the answer!
I think a custom user field would be enough to check the age
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### Author:  [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2019, 10:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-restricted-category/124669/4 "2019-08-01T22:11:11Z")
So what stops a minor from entering an age which makes them older? And if they can do that, how does that constitute age-restriction?
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### Author:  [@GZhynko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GZhynko)
#### Post date: [August 1, 2019, 10:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-restricted-category/124669/5 "2019-08-01T22:42:54Z")
If i’m not mistaken, almost all websites / services (even those containing 18+ content) check user’s age the similar way.
Anyway, making a category age-restricted makes accessing the age-restricted content harder for minors, as they would need to register and confirm they are over 18 by entering their birth date.
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### Author:  [@Odyssey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Odyssey)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-restricted-category/124669/6 "2020-01-02T22:46:15Z")
How would you go about setting up the group memberships and a custom user field for birthday? I have this same need but for younger age group. Would the group membership be via a 3rd party membership page or directly through Discourse?
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/age-restricted-category/124669/7 "2022-12-14T15:35:23Z")
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