# Parent categories restricted, but child categories unrestricted? **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Support\ **Created:** [6월 9, 2019, 9:09오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/parent-categories-restricted-but-child-categories-unrestricted/119863 "2019-06-09T21:09:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![Profamii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/profamii/32/111207_2.png) [@Profamii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Profamii)\ **Post date:** [6월 9, 2019, 9:09오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/parent-categories-restricted-but-child-categories-unrestricted/119863/1 "2019-06-09T21:09:17Z")
Hi, If anyone’s familiar with PHPBB, MyBB, XenForo, etc these forum software have their category setup differently. You would create a category and then create child forums, and in these forums is where posts can be made. Unlike Discourse where a category is where users post, yes you can create child categories but this is not what I’m looking for. Is it possible to do something like this with Discourse? Create a category and create child forums in which users can post? I know I’m not explaining this in the best way but I hope the screenshot I provided will make sense. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/2/9/29e73ca99914d0478136dc79d7bcb5581ff77f13.png) PS: I know I can simply create a category and then child categories and deny permission for people to post in the parent category but then there will be this annoying topic list that I can’t do anything about. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/3/9/399c95419fcd56d8e3f03e90f6af0256230b96db.png) EDIT: If I’m still not making sense, please let me know and I’ll try to explain again. Any help would be much appreciated. 🙂 --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/parent-categories-restricted-but-child-categories-unrestricted/119863)._