# Semi-private Discourse Install?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/semi-private-discourse-install/48745>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [17 أغسطس 2016، 4:31م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/semi-private-discourse-install/48745 "2016-08-17T16:31:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Webtrend](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/43a26b/32.png) [@Webtrend](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Webtrend)\
**Post date:** [17 أغسطس 2016، 4:31م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/semi-private-discourse-install/48745/1 "2016-08-17T16:31:33Z")

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I am running a private subscription site and I want to make the full access to discourse available to members only. However, I would like the non-members to have access to topic listing (may be the latest 25 active topics). I know how to make discourse completely private. Is it possible to make it semi-private as I want it to be?

Perhaps I can use the REST API to create a separate php page (outside of discourse install) to list the topics. Is that possible?

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**Author:** ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Post date:** [17 أغسطس 2016، 4:39م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/semi-private-discourse-install/48745/2 "2016-08-17T16:39:53Z")

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> [@Webtrend](#):
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> Perhaps I can use the REST API to create a separate php page (outside of discourse install) to list the topics. Is that possible?

Yes, you can use the API to consume something like [https://meta.discourse.org/latest.json](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.json) to create a widget somewhere on your website to preview the forum, and then make the forum private.

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**Author:** ![Webtrend](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/43a26b/32.png) [@Webtrend](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Webtrend)\
**Post date:** [17 أغسطس 2016، 4:44م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/semi-private-discourse-install/48745/3 "2016-08-17T16:44:27Z")

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@Falco, thanks. That sounds like a good solution.

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**Author:** ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)\
**Post date:** [8 يونيو 2024، 12:45م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/semi-private-discourse-install/48745/4 "2024-06-08T12:45:26Z")

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