Is it possible to create a private categories

[vel]

Is it possible to make a private forum area? I’d like to run a beta and I want to create threads that only to invited beta users can see and post to. Does that make sense?

I’ve seen some posts about private categories but the ones I read seem to do with something else.

[Qursch]

Yes! Create a category and a group for beta testers, then in the categories security settings, only allow this group to see and post in this category.

[ondrej]

Hello there @vel!

See this useful topic below.

Understanding groups and category permissions (security settings)

See this video tutorial for an example of how to use these features: Create a private category with limited access for a certain group The Security tab on the category edit page is used to control both the visibility of categories and what users can do in a category. This is done by defining an access list of groups that associate a group name with an access level. The default permission for a new category is that the group everyone can Create/Reply/See. This means that a…