How to Prevent Users from Accessing the Badge Page in Discourse?

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At first, I wanted to hide specific users in the user list. The solution I found was to disable the user list and replace it with a points ranking, where specific groups can be hidden. However, users can still be found in the badge list. The solution I found was to use the primary group instead, set the badge to hidden, and the group can hide other members. But in the end, I found that the hidden badge can still be accessed in the list.

Do not display the usernames that hold a specific badge

Is there a way to hide the list of users that have a specific badge? I’ve looked at Don't list members having the same badges and Hide badge user list? but they don’t quite fit our use case (or more likely, our edge case). Badges are hugely popular in our community, they’re a fantastic resource for engagement. We have some premium categories on our Discourse which are only available to subscribers / paying-members and we would like to reward those paying members with a gold badge for their p…