# Feature allowing a Private Category to be seen, but topics remain hidden **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature\ **Created:** [22 Octubre, 2014 18:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-allowing-a-private-category-to-be-seen-but-topics-remain-hidden/21429 "2014-10-22T18:34:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![E20](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/e20/32/41263_2.png) [@E20](https://meta.discourse.org/u/E20)\ **Post date:** [22 Octubre, 2014 18:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-allowing-a-private-category-to-be-seen-but-topics-remain-hidden/21429/1 "2014-10-22T18:34:20Z")
Hello, We have setup a brilliant new forum for Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London E20. We love the software and I am pioneering many local organisations to run through it as ‘private’ sub-groups. I want to make them private, so that it doesn’t clutter the main feed and so there is some privacy… The only issue is that, **we want people to know that the groups exist** - so people can join them and the community sub-groups grow. Example 1: We have a Residents Association, we want potential new members to see that the ‘closed group’ exists so they can simply request to have access. (Currently it’s like it’s a secret club - people don’t know they are there unless they hear from a neighbour) Example 2: The local School PTA, have a closed group, same issue I want local people to see it exists as a group, without other public folks seeing the content. It’s all about having the option for people to see that there are closed groups that they can join. Can we have a feature added to allow a private category to be seen, whilst keeping the content private? It’s like dangling the carrot for people to join local clubs! Please visit: www.YONDER.london or [http://yonder.E20.org](http://yonder.E20.org) thanks Lee --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-allowing-a-private-category-to-be-seen-but-topics-remain-hidden/21429)._