# Confidentiality of Posts, Public/private/onlyForAdmins

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/confidentiality-of-posts-public-private-onlyforadmins/193864
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 15, 2021, 8:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confidentiality-of-posts-public-private-onlyforadmins/193864 "2021-06-15T08:02:26Z")
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### Author: ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2021, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confidentiality-of-posts-public-private-onlyforadmins/193864/2 "2021-06-15T08:22:55Z")

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Welcome to meta @rayane_chahine_Ben_z !

> [@rayane\_chahine\_Ben\_z](#):
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> certain type of users.

Have you had a look at creating some groups for users? You can then create private categories for these users and only specific users can see them

> [@Understanding groups and category permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-category-security-settings-to-create-private-categories/87678):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to manage category visibility and user permissions using groups in Discourse. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Groups and category permissions are crucial for managing access and content creation within your Discourse community. This guide will help you understand how to use these features effectively. Summary Category permissions control visibility and user actions Permissions are managed through group access lists Different perm…

> [@rayane\_chahine\_Ben\_z](#):
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> something like a category only available to be read by the staff

This already exists you should have a pre-seeded category called #staff on your forum?

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