I would like to have a group of users only be able to post/view/interact in a certain category. How do I set this up please?

You can set this up easily using category permissions. Here’s how: 1. Create a group (if you don’t already have one): Go to your Admin → Groups Click “New Group”, give it a name, and add the users who should have access. 2. Create or edit the category: Go to Categories Either create a new cate…

Thanks. I created a group and added a user. I went to Admin dashboard, but there’s no “categories” section. I’m able to get into categories from my home page and there I can create a new category. I went to permissions, and I removed “everyone” but in the dropdown the new category I created is no…

So I would need to take all my existing users who currently can see pretty much everything and put them in a group that excludes the new group/category and then somehow assign certain users I want to add to the new category only to that?

[image] gordon_mrmoco: I went to permissions, and I removed “everyone” but in the dropdown the new category I created is not showing up to be selected…?? category or group? You need to search for the group you created.

There is no way to exclude users from seeing something. You can only configure who is allowed to see something. [image] Understanding groups and category permissions Site Management bookmark This guide explains how to manage category visibility and user permiss…

Yes sorry group. I can’t see the new group on the drop down to assign to the new category.

Did you reload the site between creating the group and trying to edit the category settings?

Set up a category ONLY for specific Users

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tobiaseigen (Tobias Eigen) November 21, 2025, 3:24pm 11

Hi @gordon_mrmoco! Were you able to get your group and secure category set up to your liking? If so, we can close this topic.

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