# Making topics private and visible for not logged in users

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-topics-private-and-visible-for-not-logged-in-users/78015
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [14 בינואר,‏ 2018,‏ 11:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-topics-private-and-visible-for-not-logged-in-users/78015 "2018-01-14T23:01:49Z")
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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: [14 בינואר,‏ 2018,‏ 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-topics-private-and-visible-for-not-logged-in-users/78015/4 "2018-01-14T23:14:18Z")

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You may be interested in this plugin. Make sure not to use it for anything sensitive (topic content is still available 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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