# Invite only/closed groups

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-closed-groups/78120>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** groups\
**Created:** [16.Январь.2018 01:44:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-closed-groups/78120 "2018-01-16T01:44:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![mpalmer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mpalmer/32/45740_2.png) [@mpalmer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mpalmer)\
**Post date:** [16.Январь.2018 04:53:04 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-closed-groups/78120/5 "2018-01-16T04:53:04Z")

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No, users can’t create groups and categories. However, they can (usually) create PMs, and invite whoever they want to those, but they’re not “in a category” in the usual sense.

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