# Free discourse beta feedback about groups

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-discourse-beta-feedback-about-groups/395972
**Category:** General
**Tags:** free-plan
**Created:** [February 12, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-discourse-beta-feedback-about-groups/395972 "2026-02-12T23:40:14Z")
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### Author: ![mcwumbly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcwumbly/32/103861_2.png) [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-discourse-beta-feedback-about-groups/395972/12 "2026-02-13T14:46:53Z")

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> [@pacharanero](#):
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> This does highlight one of the perennial issues I’ve found deploying Discourse among even technical user-bases - they fundamentally misunderstand the distinction between Categories and Groups. Every. Time.

Yep, we hear the same thing. This is an opportunity to simplify things staring us in the face.

_How_ to do so isn’t abundantly clear though – will take some focused effort to unravel things and chart a path forward given the state were starting from.

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