# Set up a category ONLY for specific Users

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-a-category-only-for-specific-users/388345
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** spaces
**Created:** [November 13, 2025, 10:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-a-category-only-for-specific-users/388345 "2025-11-13T10:35:48Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-a-category-only-for-specific-users/388345/7 "2025-11-13T12:02:44Z")

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There is no way to exclude users from seeing something. You can only configure who is allowed to see something.

> [@Understanding groups and category permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-groups-and-category-permissions/87678):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to manage category visibility and user permissions using groups in Discourse. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Groups and category permissions are crucial for managing access and content creation within your Discourse community. This guide will help you understand how to use these features effectively. Summary Category permissions control visibility and user actions Permissions are managed through group access lists Different perm…

So you need to change the settings of all categories to show most of them to a group where your new group of users is not a member of, and then you add the other group only to their category.

Depending on why you want this, muting most categories for the group of users could work. That simplifies the interface, but of course, it doesn’t prevent access. So it’s not helpful in cases where you want information not to be available for them.

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