# New category permission: can post/reply, but not read

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-category-permission-can-post-reply-but-not-read/268159>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [June 13, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-category-permission-can-post-reply-but-not-read/268159 "2023-06-13T12:04:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![anilguven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/anilguven/32/311130_2.png) [@anilguven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anilguven)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-category-permission-can-post-reply-but-not-read/268159/1 "2023-06-13T12:04:09Z")

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Hello,

I am in the process of erecting a new Discourse platform and I require your assistance in a particular matter. In the Discourse platform, I intend to develop, I seek to implement a configuration where only the topic creator and administrators can view the content within a specified category. This section is poised to essentially operate on the “Bug Report” concept. It is crucial that the reported bugs are not visible to and thus cannot be exploited by other users, instead being exclusively visible to the reporter and the administrators. How might I accurately effectuate such a setting?

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