# Private categories show up in nav menu when user does not have permissions

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-categories-show-up-in-nav-menu-when-user-does-not-have-permissions/34073>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [2 Ottobre 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-categories-show-up-in-nav-menu-when-user-does-not-have-permissions/34073 "2015-10-02T21:26:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![badevguru](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/badevguru/32/115121_2.png) [@badevguru](https://meta.discourse.org/u/badevguru)\
**Post date:** [2 Ottobre 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-categories-show-up-in-nav-menu-when-user-does-not-have-permissions/34073/1 "2015-10-02T21:26:52Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Adding items to navigation bar?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-items-to-navigation-bar/26830):

> [@dbm](#):
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> How to add more “Buttons/Categories” to navigation bar?
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> [Dropbox - Error - Simplify your life](https://www.dropbox.com/s/aq6ev4y6f1vr0vl/Screenshot%202015-03-26%2017.29.28.png?dl=0)

If you add a private category to the top nav bar, all users will see that link, even if they do not have permissions. Instead, only users with permissions should see the category in the top bar nav.

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [2 Ottobre 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-categories-show-up-in-nav-menu-when-user-does-not-have-permissions/34073/2 "2015-10-02T21:50:08Z")

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I don’t think we anticipated anybody would put a private category in the header.. certainly never part of the design intent, so I’m not sure how this could be a “bug”.

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**Author:** ![chapoi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chapoi/32/537252_2.png) [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\
**Post date:** [4 Dicembre 2025, 11:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-categories-show-up-in-nav-menu-when-user-does-not-have-permissions/34073/3 "2025-12-04T11:37:02Z")

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