# Is it possible to make an anonymous category?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-make-an-anonymous-category/117326
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [10.Май.2019 01:39:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-make-an-anonymous-category/117326 "2019-05-10T01:39:03Z")
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### Author: ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [10.Май.2019 02:10:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-make-an-anonymous-category/117326/2 "2019-05-10T02:10:13Z")

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There’s no anonymous posting for unregistered users, no.

An anonymous mode exists for _registered_ users to post anonymously, which could be tied to a specific category using this:

> [@Is anonymous posting by category possible?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-anonymous-posting-by-category-possible/115877/3):
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> Actually, I spoke too soon. I realized there is a way while answering another question. When anonymous posting mode is enabled, a new anonymous user is created. This user automatically gets an account with a fake email address. The email address domain has anon prepended. For example anon.community.example.com You can use this domain to automatically assign anonymous users to a group (this is an option when creating a new group). So you could create a new category and edit the permissions so…

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