# Login required to see topic info

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-required-to-see-topic-info/78512
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 19, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-required-to-see-topic-info/78512 "2018-01-19T23:33:03Z")
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### Author: ![david](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/david/32/157490_2.png) [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-required-to-see-topic-info/78512/2 "2018-01-19T23:45:54Z")

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Not with Discourse by itself, but you may be interested in this plugin. Make sure you don’t use it for any sensitive information - the topic contents is still visible in search results

> [@Discourse Category Lockdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advertise-activity-in-a-private-category-discourse-category-lockdown/70649):
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> This plugin allows you to restrict access to topic pages in a category. Topic titles will still show up in topic lists, search, user activity & digest emails. This is a great way to advertise the activity in a “members-only” category, which may charge for access. It IS NOT designed to keep the contents of the category 100% private - if someone is determined enough they will be able to piece together the content from search results. Each category has a couple of new settings in the Security tab…

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