# "This topic is only visible to those who can see the {x} category" message

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-topic-is-only-visible-to-those-who-can-see-the-x-category-message/157957
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [16 juli 2020 om 18:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-topic-is-only-visible-to-those-who-can-see-the-x-category-message/157957 "2020-07-16T18:17:54Z")
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### Author: ![slspencer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/slspencer/32/73567_2.png) [@slspencer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/slspencer)
#### Post date: [16 juli 2020 om 18:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-topic-is-only-visible-to-those-who-can-see-the-x-category-message/157957/1 "2020-07-16T18:17:54Z")

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Hi Discourse,  
I’m a super happy user of discourse. My community is alive and well because of your forum software. It’s easy to use, looks great, we can share files, and it is just a fantastic community environment.

So of course I have a question:  
Our “How To” category posts show this at the top:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/1/9/19edbcbce3b6014ce4677d34aec8223de62d25f0.png)  
“This topic is only visible to those who can see the **HowTo** category.”  
Does everyone see this oronly Staff & Admin?  
It doesn’t appear for other categories.  
The “How To” category is configured like our other categories, and it doesn’t have a parent category.  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/0/9014b309405e150f86d1eac277efce55b0342867.png)  
I’ve looked for a setting to make this go away, but I’m stumped.  
Can anyone help me make this message go away?

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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [16 juli 2020 om 18:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-topic-is-only-visible-to-those-who-can-see-the-x-category-message/157957/2 "2020-07-16T18:19:58Z")

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You set the HowTo category to be a shared drafts category using the site setting `shared drafts category`.

You will want to undo that.

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### Author: ![slspencer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/slspencer/32/73567_2.png) [@slspencer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/slspencer)
#### Post date: [16 juli 2020 om 18:30 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-topic-is-only-visible-to-those-who-can-see-the-x-category-message/157957/3 "2020-07-16T18:30:00Z")

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Ok I found it under the Settings/Posting section.  
From the description of “Shared Drafts”, this banner message is only seen by admins & staff. Is that correct?

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### Author: ![slspencer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/slspencer/32/73567_2.png) [@slspencer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/slspencer)
#### Post date: [16 juli 2020 om 18:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-topic-is-only-visible-to-those-who-can-see-the-x-category-message/157957/4 "2020-07-16T18:34:26Z")

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Thanks @Falco for the solution!  
I created a ‘Drafts’ category and assigned it to this setting.