# Make a "locked" category visible (on the list of choices) to non-members?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-a-locked-category-visible-on-the-list-of-choices-to-non-members/54276>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [Dezembro 15, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-a-locked-category-visible-on-the-list-of-choices-to-non-members/54276 "2016-12-15T00:45:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![bholst](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bholst/32/65051_2.png) [@bholst](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bholst)\
**Post date:** [Dezembro 15, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-a-locked-category-visible-on-the-list-of-choices-to-non-members/54276/1 "2016-12-15T00:45:41Z")

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I hope that what I’m asking makes sense… Is it possible to lock a category from being able to see the threads, but yet still show that it (the category) exists?

Basically, we have a category that will be fairly popular, but I want new people to have incentive to actually sign-up or get to level 1, etc.

I want the category to show on the list, but I don’t want them to be able to view the contents. Is that even possible at this point?

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