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.

How to create private categories using category security settings

This video explains how you can use group permissions to create private categories (or private “forums”). Scroll down for written instructions. [How to create a group and add permissions to a category] 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 t…