# Force category watching based on group membership only once

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-category-watching-based-on-group-membership-only-once/102254
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [17 november 2018 om 23:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-category-watching-based-on-group-membership-only-once/102254 "2018-11-17T23:17:36Z")
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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [19 november 2018 om 05:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-category-watching-based-on-group-membership-only-once/102254/3 "2018-11-19T05:59:28Z")

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This is going to require a plugin of sorts.

I talked about workflows here interestingly enough:

> [@Apply a Group to All New Users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/apply-a-group-to-all-new-users/102054/6):
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> That means we need to define a rather complex UX for workflows inside the admin section. Technically you can achieve this today with a plugin and we have some prior art with the way we define parts of workflows with webhooks. I do see us having a “drag and drop” workflow kind of thing in the next say 5-10 years, but it is not in the immediate or medium plan. When I say “workflow” I mean using admin interfaces in some theoretical world you could define. When a user is created Then apply grou…

You are going to need a plugin for now.

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