# Question about group mentions in a private category

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-group-mentions-in-a-private-category/399539
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** groups, notifications, mentions
**Created:** [March 30, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-group-mentions-in-a-private-category/399539 "2026-03-30T00:46:37Z")
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#### Post date: [March 30, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-group-mentions-in-a-private-category/399539/1 "2026-03-30T00:46:37Z")

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I have a private category that is set to Admin only. It is where I create weekly announcements or other posts that I want to schedule. I will publish the topic in there, and then use the “Set topic timer” to publish when it is time.

Here is my question: I have a post that I want to schedule. I need to be able to mention a specific group in this post to make sure the members see it when published. If I mention the group and then publish to the private category, will they get notified now? Also, will they get notified once it is published in the correct category?

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