# Chat compatibility with the category lockdown plugin

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-compatibility-with-the-category-lockdown-plugin/245071>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** chat\
**Created:** [November 10, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-compatibility-with-the-category-lockdown-plugin/245071 "2022-11-10T02:10:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![mcwumbly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcwumbly/32/103861_2.png) [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-compatibility-with-the-category-lockdown-plugin/245071/2 "2022-11-10T02:26:22Z")

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Can you share a bit more about how you imagine things working with chat and the category lockdown plugin?

Would you want the channel to be visible in `/chat/browse/open`, but prevent users from joining? Or something like that?

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