How share link topic in the security category?
I want to share topics in the categroy private group by encrypted path, only person have the link can be view all content, No need to create an account and joint to secret group.
Can be?
Thank you!
AI-generated summary
The original poster, huynhthai824, wants to know if it’s possible to share a link to a topic in a secret category on Discourse, allowing only people with the link to view the content without creating an account or joining the secret group.
hiddenseal thinks this isn’t possible with vanilla Discourse and suggests checking the Marketplace for a potential solution.
However, Don offers two possible workarounds:
- Using a public category and unlisting the topic: This allows users to access the topic via a direct link without logging in. Unlisting a topic prevents it from appearing in normal lists, search results, and digest emails.
- Using page publishing: By enabling page publishing and checking the “Public” checkbox, users can access the topic without logging in, even if it’s in a private category.
JammyDodger notes that creating an unlisted topic can still send notifications to users watching the category, which may be noisier than intended.
I don’t think this is possible, at least not with the vanilla Discourse.
You could try Marketplace for this request
Hello,
Topics, shared from private category will not available without login.
But I have two idea to achieve it:
1. Use public category and unlist the topic?
Users only can see the topic if they have the link. Works without login if the topic is in a public category.
2. Use page publishing to achieve it?
You can publish the topic even if it is in a private category. So users can see it without login.
For this… first enable page publishing site setting.
After this you can publish the page with Page Publishing
If your topic in a private category than you have to check the Public checkbox.
You can use any Slug you want. If you ready click Publish and the topic will also appears without login on the following url.
Just an FYI, but creating an Unlisted topic will send out a notification to anyone Watching/Watching First post for that category so can be noisier than some people presume.