# User created groups
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-groups/326991
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [September 18, 2024, 5:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-groups/326991 "2024-09-18T05:25:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@Deads](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Deads)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2024, 5:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-groups/326991/1 "2024-09-18T05:25:10Z")
Can users create their own groups and have their own categories?
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2024, 5:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-groups/326991/2 "2024-09-18T05:28:58Z")
No this is not possible. Only admins can create groups or categories.
> [@Understanding groups and category permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/understanding-groups-and-category-permissions/87678):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to manage category visibility and user permissions using groups in Discourse. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Groups and category permissions are crucial for managing access and content creation within your Discourse community. This guide will help you understand how to use these features effectively. Summary Category permissions control visibility and user actions Permissions are managed through group access lists Different perm…
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### Author:  [@Deads](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Deads)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2024, 5:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-groups/326991/4 "2024-09-18T05:40:18Z")
That’s so strange. Groups promote engagement. Oh well.
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### Author:  [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2024, 5:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-groups/326991/5 "2024-09-18T05:46:07Z")
Well, it would be nightmare for admins quite fast. Outsourcing administration to users is always bad idea.
Meaning an admin can create groups and let an user lead it. And create a category that is limited by that group and give rights of category moderation to that user.
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### Author:  [@Deads](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Deads)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2024, 5:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-groups/326991/6 "2024-09-18T05:49:33Z")
That’s what discourse is all about. Giving the power to the community to manage the community.
It wouldn’t be a nightmare at all. If someone abuses the rules, you shut it down like you do with anything else in discourse.
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2024, 5:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-groups/326991/7 "2024-09-18T05:50:30Z")
users can create group personal messages.
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### Author:  [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2024, 5:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-groups/326991/8 "2024-09-18T05:54:13Z")
> [@Deads](#):
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> Giving the power to the community to manage the community
Discourse is never worked that way. You are now mixing admininistration and content.
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### Author:  [@Deads](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Deads)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2024, 6:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-groups/326991/9 "2024-09-18T06:23:28Z")
Its literally baked into the marketing of the platform. One of discourses most appealing features is its ability to empower the community to assist with managing itself.
> **[Discourse features](https://www.discourse.org/features)**
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> Discover features your community will love.
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2024, 6:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-groups/326991/10 "2024-09-18T06:30:36Z")
Here is the feature request for user created categories
> [@User created categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-categories/248853):
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> Hey All, Back with another suggestion. I’d like to ask that some sort of Subreddit like system or “Clubs” as other software call them, be considered. It would allow a Discourse site to allow users their own spaces relevant to the site’s purpose or theme to exist. With the chat coming in and other various features that compete with social media, this would be one of the last things Discourse is missing in my opinion. Some basic functionality would include: Ability for users to create categori…
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### Author:  [@TheDarkWizard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TheDarkWizard)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2024, 6:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-groups/326991/11 "2024-09-18T06:31:45Z")
I got excited for a moment since this notification went straight to my phone. XD
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### Author:  [@Deads](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Deads)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2024, 6:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-groups/326991/12 "2024-09-18T06:34:57Z")
Sorry to disappoint haha.
I guess we’ll have to attempt something outside the box until its created… It would be brilliant IMO.
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2024, 6:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-created-groups/326991/13 "2024-09-18T06:41:01Z")
I moved this one (user-created groups) to its own feature request, since there are two separate ones.