# Paid Groups

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-groups/261010
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** subscriptions
**Created:** [April 8, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-groups/261010 "2023-04-08T05:03:36Z")
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### Author: ![nathank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nathank/32/290039_2.png) [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2023, 6:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-groups/261010/2 "2023-04-08T06:16:55Z")

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> [@Starcrest](#):
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> Hi 👋🏼 I’m strongly considering using Discourse.

You clearly are pretty smart 😉 !

> [@Starcrest](#):
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> I assume using Groups is the best way to limit access?

Yes - that is integrated tightly / managed brilliantly by the #subscriptions plugin.

> [@Starcrest](#):
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> Can I customize what an unpaid member sees in the paid category?

While you have a lot of control of how much folk can interact with each category, I’m afraid that visibility is somewhat binary by design: either they see everything _or_ they see nothing (not even that it exists).

However, this can be built upon via these customisations:

1. using subcategories

2. making use of [Category Previews](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-previews/155296)

3. [Discourse Category Lockdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advertise-activity-in-a-private-category-discourse-category-lockdown/70649)

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