# Category Previews

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-previews/155296
**Category:** Theme component
**Created:** [June 19, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-previews/155296 "2020-06-19T01:12:48Z")
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### Author: ![tshenry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tshenry/32/119495_2.png) [@tshenry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tshenry)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-previews/155296/4 "2020-07-08T17:41:38Z")

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Anon users will **not** be able to see inside the real, [restricted category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-category-security-settings-to-create-private-categories/87678). They will only see the category **preview**. Staff can see/access everything. Here’s a breakdown of a hypothetical category list:

**Staff User** (always sees both)

- Restricted Category
- Restricted Category Preview
- Public Category

**Anon User** (only ever sees the preview)

- Restricted Category Preview
- Public Category

**Logged-in User with access to restricted category** (preview not needed, so never shown)

- Restricted Category
- Public Category

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