# Post Created / Edited Trigger for Send PMs Automation

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-created-edited-trigger-for-send-pms-automation/308749>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** automation\
**Created:** [May 20, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-created-edited-trigger-for-send-pms-automation/308749 "2024-05-20T13:42:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/post-created-edited-trigger-for-send-pms-automation/308749/6 "2024-05-21T18:01:03Z")

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> [@Master](#):
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> Therefore, I want the contest to be public, but to see the code you must register.

Matt’s suggested approach works for this:

> [@mattdm](#):
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> Why not use category permissions and a group for this?

In your giveaway topic, link to a topic in a category that only logged in users may view, and explain next to the link users need to be logged in to view it.

I’ve used this very method to solicit feedback from neighborhood residences for city planning: we included polls for data collection, and linked to a topic with “prizes” (various links/coupons) provided by the city. We generated a decent pool of respondents that was easy to follow up with. 👍

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