# Can I create a new group which can and can only manage specific categories?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-a-new-group-which-can-and-can-only-manage-specific-categories/112342
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** completed, category-moderators
**Created:** [March 22, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-a-new-group-which-can-and-can-only-manage-specific-categories/112342 "2019-03-22T15:55:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![Lee533](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lee533/32/134468_2.png) [@Lee533](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lee533)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-a-new-group-which-can-and-can-only-manage-specific-categories/112342/1 "2019-03-22T15:55:42Z")

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For example: create a group named moderators\_1. And they become the moderators of categories\_1, also can approval categories\_1’s Topic and Replies, but they can’t manage other categories Topic and Replies.

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### Author: ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-a-new-group-which-can-and-can-only-manage-specific-categories/112342/2 "2019-03-22T15:58:33Z")

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Per category moderation is coming, but it’s not here yet.

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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-a-new-group-which-can-and-can-only-manage-specific-categories/112342/3 "2020-08-05T16:35:51Z")

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This is now possible per [Category Moderator Improvements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-moderators-improvements/158628)

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-a-new-group-which-can-and-can-only-manage-specific-categories/112342/4 "2022-11-18T16:00:19Z")

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