# Discourse Restricted Replies

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-restricted-replies/131343
**Category:** Plugin
**Tags:** official, restricted-replies
**Created:** [October 18, 2019, 9:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-restricted-replies/131343 "2019-10-18T09:50:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 1
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### Author: ![Discourse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/discourse/32/148734_2.png) [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2019, 9:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-restricted-replies/131343/1 "2019-10-18T09:50:26Z")

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| :discourse2: | **Summary** | **Discourse Restricted Replies** adds a per-category setting allowing staff to restrict replies on topics to the topic creator and members of specific groups. |
| 🛠 | **Repository Link** | [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-restricted-replies](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-restricted-replies) |
| 📖 | **Install Guide** | [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157) |

> [@](#):
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> :discourse2: As this is an #official plugin maintained by the Discourse team, #Support, #Contribute > Bug, #Contribute > UX, and #Contribute > Feature requests can be made in the respective categories here on Meta, and tagged with the appropriate plugin tag. Click on a link below to get one started. 👍
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> [❓&nbsp; **Support**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=6&body=%3E%20Before%20asking,%20did%20you%20search%20first%3F%20Press%20%F0%9F%94%8D%20at%20the%20upper%20right%20to%20search.&tags=restricted-replies "Ask for support on configuring and using Discourse Restricted Replies") [🐛&nbsp; **Bug**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=1&tags=restricted-replies "A bug report means something is broken, preventing normal/typical use of the plugin") [👀&nbsp; **UX**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=9&tags=restricted-replies "Discussion about the user interface of Discourse Restricted Replies, and how features are presented (including language and UI elements)") [💡&nbsp; **Feature**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=2&tags=restricted-replies "Discussion about how existing Discourse Restricted Replies features can be improved or enhanced, and how proposed new features could work")

### Features

This plugin adds a per-category setting allowing staff to restrict replies to the OP, and members of specific groups. This is a bolt-on to the core permissions system, and is configured using a separate UI underneath the regular category security settings.

 ![01](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/b/e/befee9b1edf28780d8c1063537f37dbe15112da9.png)

In the regular Discourse permissions system, this might be called

```plaintext
Create / Reply (creator only) / View

```

You may want to use this to create a support category where all users can ask questions, but only users in the “Employees” group can post replies.

> ❗ This plugin has a very specific use case. In general, we recommend keeping support categories open, so that the community can help each other answer questions.

### CHANGELOG

### TODO

> Last edited by @JammyDodger 2024-06-03T22:06:07Z
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> > **Check document**
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> > Perform check on document: