# Help with auto-close topic?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-auto-close-topic/173320
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 15, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-auto-close-topic/173320 "2020-12-15T01:50:41Z")
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### Author: ![dax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dax/32/244677_2.png) [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-auto-close-topic/173320/2 "2020-12-15T02:02:15Z")

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> [@catdog](#):
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> hide the categories from participants,

No, close topics is not the right way.

You should change the categories permissions to make them private for staff only, see [How to use category security settings to create private categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-category-security-settings-to-create-private-categories/87678)

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