# How to prevent that hidden post can be expanded

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prevent-that-hidden-post-can-be-expanded/140401>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 2, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prevent-that-hidden-post-can-be-expanded/140401 "2020-02-02T12:14:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![GuidoD](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/guidod/32/292621_2.png) [@GuidoD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GuidoD)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prevent-that-hidden-post-can-be-expanded/140401/1 "2020-02-02T12:14:40Z")

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is there a way to prevent users (and in a public category even anonymous users) to expand hidden posts by clicking on the “view hidden post”?

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