# Splitting a topic to a hidden category makes title public **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Support\ **Created:** [October 31, 2022, 5:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/splitting-a-topic-to-a-hidden-category-makes-title-public/243350 "2022-10-31T05:47:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![piffy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/piffy/32/254198_2.png) [@piffy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/piffy)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 5:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/splitting-a-topic-to-a-hidden-category-makes-title-public/243350/1 "2022-10-31T05:47:29Z")
> [@Hidden Split Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-split-topics/92983): > > Please create a new feature that will hide the public link at the bottom of a split thread if the topic has been split to a forum only visible by staff and moderators. In my community we split off comments which derail the topic discussion into a staff only forum for tracking as opposed to deleting posts. However in Discourse it not only shows to the public what the name of the new split thread is in the staff only forum, it provides a link to the thread. To me this info at the bottom of a li… I came across this situation today where posts were split into a new topic in a hidden section with a new short and… uh blunt title not realizing the title would be publicly visible (in the “SPLIT THIS TOPIC” summary that gets created) I was suprised to find the permissions of the hidden category are not respected in this case. This is not really a high priority issue and a “solution” exists (delete the summary message). I guess I’m just concerned that this situation exists at all. If I didn’t check if the new topic title was visible in a private window, my default assumption was that only staff could see it. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/splitting-a-topic-to-a-hidden-category-makes-title-public/243350)._