Pin topics only for specific groups?

[Thamer (Thamer Negro El-Khatib)]

Hey everyone,

I am wondering how can I hide the fixed topics in categories page and show them only for a specific group of users?

[david (David Taylor)]

I’m not sure what you mean by ‘fixed topics in categories page’. Can you share a screenshot?

[Thamer (Thamer Negro El-Khatib)]

Hey @david thanks for your reply.

What I mean by fixed topics are these ones (maybe I did a mistake misspelling pinned topics by fixed)

[ondrej]

Hello,

You can unpin or unlist the topic. This can be done via the admin wrench .

[Thamer (Thamer Negro El-Khatib)]

But the thing is that I want this pinned topic to be shown only for a specif user group. In my case only admins and a specif group should be allowed to see that pinned topic (for reference)

[ondrej]

@Thamer

show them only for a specific group of users?

I missed this part. You can create a group that has permissions to see that group. Only users in that group can see that category.

Understanding groups and category permissions (security settings)

See this video tutorial for an example of how to use these features: Create a private category with limited access for a certain group The Security tab on the category edit page is used to control both the visibility of categories and what users can do in a category. This is done by defining an access list of groups that associate a group name with an access level. The default permission for a new category is that the group everyone can Create/Reply/See. This means that a…

[david (David Taylor)]

Permissions are only supported at the category level - you can’t restrict things on a per-topic basis. I would suggest either using a group PM, or a separate secure category for ‘staff reference’ topics as @ondrej described.

[Thamer (Thamer Negro El-Khatib)]

Thank you both for all information shared. I was thinking about a different feature but as you mentioned it is better if I work on a different alternative.

Cheers!!