# Invite only/closed groups **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-closed-groups/78120 **Category:** Feature **Tags:** groups **Created:** [January 16, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-closed-groups/78120 "2018-01-16T01:44:50Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 9
### Author: ![Heliosurge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/heliosurge/32/571810_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge) #### Post date: [April 18, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-closed-groups/78120/9 "2024-04-18T19:52:14Z")
This plugin if Self hosted might help with some of the functionality your looking for. > [@Topic OP moderation Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-op-moderation-plugin/256222): > > Continuing the discussion from [Ability for users to act as moderators on their own topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-for-users-to-act-as-moderators-on-their-own-topic/117526/46): This plugin has basically been developed and tested now. [https://github.com/Lemon-planting-light/user-autonomy-plugin](https://github.com/Lemon-planting-light/user-autonomy-plugin)Features I don’t really like to explain its functions, so I decided to use pictures to illustrate what it can do. Users It adds a button appears just after topic-admin-button for public topic’s creator PM is not supported since I don’t think it’s necessary. Everyone should app… Combined with groups and category security settings you can have topics in a category that are managed by the Op. Use groups to limit who can can create topics for discussion can le - Audi Australia admin Create/reply/see - Audi Australia members See/Reply Members in the admin group could also be owners in the General group In Category settings there is a setting to show a message if a person cannot post. So if Category has security setting Everyone See You can have a pop up message that has a link to apply to a group. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-only-closed-groups/78120)._