# Allow Users to only edit their own posts in a specific category **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Support\ **Created:** [September 16, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-only-edit-their-own-posts-in-a-specific-category/382879 "2025-09-16T21:03:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![MisterVertigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mistervertigo/32/514472_2.png) [@MisterVertigo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MisterVertigo)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-only-edit-their-own-posts-in-a-specific-category/382879/1 "2025-09-16T21:03:33Z")
Hello all! My apologies if this is posted in the wrong place. I’m trying to configure specific edit permissions and I’m not having any luck. As a general rule, we don’t allow any of our “regular” users to edit posts. We do allow a specific group I have set up to edit posts, but the majority of our users are in the “regular” group that does not allow edits. However, I have one category that I would like to make an exception. I would like the original poster of a topic to be able to edit their own topic (and replies), but not anyone else’s. I have it set up that only the original poster can reply to a topic, but I can’t figure out the edit permissions. I don’t use trust levels. I moderate new users and everyone gets put into specific groups that I have manually created. I then restrict which categories are visible and what not based on those groups. Is this possible? Thank you all in advance! --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-only-edit-their-own-posts-in-a-specific-category/382879)._