# Hide 'New Topic' when no permission

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-new-topic-when-no-permission/304717>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [April 20, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-new-topic-when-no-permission/304717 "2024-04-20T11:12:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![bryce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bryce/32/377822_2.png) [@bryce](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bryce)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-new-topic-when-no-permission/304717/5 "2024-04-21T19:21:07Z")

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One thing to consider here is user experience. If they see the button disabled, it’s pretty clear that for some reason they can’t create a topic. However, if it’s hidden, they might spend a long time looking for it, thinking it must be somewhere else or that there’s some trick to it!

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