# Need to find a solution to block indexing topics from a category

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-find-a-solution-to-block-indexing-topics-from-a-category/338813
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 27, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-find-a-solution-to-block-indexing-topics-from-a-category/338813 "2024-11-27T17:09:56Z")
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### Author: ![Don](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/don/32/228726_2.png) [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2024, 5:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-find-a-solution-to-block-indexing-topics-from-a-category/338813/2 "2024-11-27T17:54:32Z")

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You can change the category permission to TL0 so only logged in users will see it and also will block bots.

> [@Configuring Discourse for a closed or private community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-discourse-for-a-closed-or-private-community/27014/1):
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> ## Setting up private categories
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> You can also make specific categories private:
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> 1. Visit the category page
> 2. Click the edit button in the upper right corner to access category settings
> 3. Go to the “Security” tab
> 4. Adjust the permissions as needed  
> ![Category security tab](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/0/f0b099f45aa71a1bf5a5f0a58a590ec7e6133a14.png)
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> In this example, only users with accounts can access the category. Anonymous users are restricted from viewing it.
> 
> You can further customize category access by making certain categories readable or writable only to specific groups of users. These groups can be either public or private.

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