# 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:** ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-discourse-beta-feedback-about-groups/395972/5 "2026-02-13T00:29:55Z")

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> [@ondrej](#):
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> Its like a car dealership giving you a test drive without the wheels fitted to the car.

Then again, groups aren’t an ‘essential’ part of the forum, in a sense that the forum can still function without groups.

But that aside, IMO groups should be included. On the other hand, category read/write settings also cannot be changed on the free plan. Do groups have much use, then? It can be argued from sides, I think.

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