# Show "new topic" when not logged in

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-new-topic-when-not-logged-in/104550>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [December 18, 2018, 11:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-new-topic-when-not-logged-in/104550 "2018-12-18T11:40:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![MartyMeh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/martymeh/32/113462_2.png) [@MartyMeh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MartyMeh)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 11:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-new-topic-when-not-logged-in/104550/1 "2018-12-18T11:40:25Z")

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I’ve got an issue with getting plenty of page views, but not a lot of posts on my forum forum.cleanenergyreviews.info. I’ve done a bit of user testing, and seems that there is some confusion about how to actually post something when they first arrive at the site. Is there a way to show the “New Topic” button when users are logged out, which would direct them to log in? I know I can do that with a URL, and I have done that now in the Nav, but curious as to why you do no show the “New Topic” button for logged out users also? I’m assuming there’s a good reason.

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