# How to make an undeleteable topic?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-an-undeleteable-topic/281808>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [October 10, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-an-undeleteable-topic/281808 "2023-10-10T20:37:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-an-undeleteable-topic/281808/8 "2023-10-10T21:07:42Z")

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> [@chickenrocket](#):
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> Also, can anything in the category be deleted by the group members or only by the group owner and moderators/administrators?

Go to the category you want to secure and click the admin wrench in top right corner:

 ![IMG_0929](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/1/1/7110333be0aa2b5ad64ba99ecb5e2fe6eac338bb.jpeg)

Go to the security tab and select your group level permissions:

 ![IMG_0931](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/1/7/2/1727c0479a39b6b6bd16b9ecc4659efa838ede30.jpeg)

> [@chickenrocket](#):
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> Oh, well that solves all abuse-related issues if it can just be recovered lol. Just quickly; are forum moderators/leaders able to “permanently” delete topics?

If you see my previous post, you will see in the link that any permanent deletion requires enabling a hidden site setting that can only be used by admins.

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