# Single community with multiple sub-communities

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/single-community-with-multiple-sub-communities/361252
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [April 10, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/single-community-with-multiple-sub-communities/361252 "2025-04-10T13:27:23Z")
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### Author: ![Heliosurge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/heliosurge/32/571810_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2025, 8:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/single-community-with-multiple-sub-communities/361252/4 "2025-04-11T08:21:28Z")

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To add to @ondrej you would need 2 groups per community. The members group with authorized managers as owners of the member’s group. Then you need your community manager group that would also be category mods.

If Self hosted Category Restricter plugin can be used to extend category mods and full site mods abilities. It adds the ability to silence users from posting in a category..

So you would need a main site team for assistance in full suspensions and full silences.

> [@Category Restrictor plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-restrictor-plugin/324765):
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> Discourse Category Restrictorinformation_sourceSummary Allows staff and category moderators to silence users in specific categorieshammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/communiteq/discourse-category-restrictor](https://github.com/communiteq/discourse-category-restrictor)open_bookInstall Guide [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157)moneybagSponsored by@GotchurFeatures Allows staff and category moderators to silence users in specific categories Configuration There is a manage button in category settings - secu…

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