# Badges don't work in private / restricted topics

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-dont-work-in-private-restricted-topics/67413
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 3, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-dont-work-in-private-restricted-topics/67413 "2017-08-03T22:30:29Z")
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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-dont-work-in-private-restricted-topics/67413/10 "2017-08-14T15:12:07Z")

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> [@daath](#):
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> At one point the post was moved to a restricted area

Well yeah, if any topic is in a restricted area it is no longer a candidate for badges. Category must be accessible by **all** users of the forum for it to be badgeable.

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