# 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:** ![Jagster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jagster/32/192154_2.png) [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-compatibility-with-the-category-lockdown-plugin/245071/8 "2023-02-27T10:56:55Z")

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Use some generic category for chat? There is no need why tose should be actually tied up with this and that category. But sure — then you need a pseudo-category for every channel.

Or… can you show some metrics to you that are resoning need of such advertisement?

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