# Private category for each user **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-category-for-each-user/305972 **Category:** Support **Created:** [April 29, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-category-for-each-user/305972 "2024-04-29T17:58:14Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 7
### Author: ![Heliosurge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/heliosurge/32/571810_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge) #### Post date: [April 30, 2024, 10:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-category-for-each-user/305972/7 "2024-04-30T10:34:48Z")
If your Self Hosted this plugin should maybe do the trick. > [@Private Topics Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-topics-plugin/268646): > > information_sourceSummary Private Topics Enables private topics in a regular categoryhammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [GitHub - communiteq/discourse-private-topics](https://github.com/communiteq/discourse-private-topics)open_bookInstall Guide [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157)Features This plugin allows you to add an extra security setting to categories so that users can only access their own topics. You can also designate one or more groups that can see all topics in the category. This is typically used for providin… This plugin the Op can only see their topic and a configured group. In your use case create a group if needed add a null user to the group ie Discobot or create an empty user. Activate the user manually disable emails and set user to private. Set group to private. Here you can disable admin from viewing ![Screenshot_20240430-073043](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/3/6/2/362a2be6c799b83071ea09acb6be7945174e2a95.png) With this you only need to create 1 category. Very uncomplicated this method and hands off. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-category-for-each-user/305972)._