# Hidden posts show up in search results

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-posts-show-up-in-search-results/279493>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [September 19, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-posts-show-up-in-search-results/279493 "2023-09-19T12:31:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hester40MT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hester40mt/32/517616_2.png) [@Hester40MT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hester40MT)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-posts-show-up-in-search-results/279493/1 "2023-09-19T12:31:35Z")

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We’ve noticed that hidden posts show up in search results with a snippet of the hidden text in the results.

To replicate, search on a username in a topic in which their post was hidden. Defeats having a post hidden when you can just search the username in the topic to read it. Unless there is some Admin switch that disables search results displaying hidden posts?

Noticed this when this feature was introduced of not being able to view hidden posts and has continued through version: 3.2.0.beta1-dev

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