# Understanding groups and category permissions **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-groups-and-category-permissions/87678 **Category:** Site Management **Tags:** groups, explanation **Created:** [May 16, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-groups-and-category-permissions/87678 "2018-05-16T20:33:10Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 37
### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly) #### Post date: [June 12, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-groups-and-category-permissions/87678/37 "2024-06-12T14:44:28Z")
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