# Private Topics Plugin

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-topics-plugin/268646
**Category:** Plugin
**Created:** [June 16, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-topics-plugin/268646 "2023-06-16T16:17:53Z")
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### Author: ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-topics-plugin/268646/74 "2025-02-07T16:56:34Z")

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> [@LaptechInfo](#):
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> Padded topics should be visible to everyone, even if they are not registered, this will make not registered users to sign up to read the locked topics

See [Discourse Category Lockdown](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-category-lockdown/70649)

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