# User selectable "make public" topic option? **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Support\ **Created:** [March 20, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-selectable-make-public-topic-option/144977 "2020-03-20T19:35:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![TGP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tgp/32/153649_2.png) [@TGP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TGP)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-selectable-make-public-topic-option/144977/1 "2020-03-20T19:35:26Z")
Probably a pipe dream, but Discourse never ceases to surprise me, so I figured why not… _**Is there a way to make a category publicly visible (read-only), but ONLY display those topics which the poster toggled a “make public”-type setting (else the default topic is only visible to members)?**_ Here’s the situation. We’ve been up and running for about four months. Everything is members-only. It’s been suggested—internally and externally—that we make something publicly visible, _because who in their right mind is building a business around a paid discussion forum in 2020, right?_ We’re cool with this, and have a category in mind. _Build Threads_ is one of our most active categories, where members are documenting their progress with ongoing projects. Most of these are vehicles, but it’s also a place where members might share their weight loss or business startup efforts. Everyone loves the idea of making this category publicly visible (read-only), but everyone’s also aware that there are some build threads they’d like to remain within the privacy of our community. I love how we could simply add a _Public_ Build Threads category and let trust levels grant members the ability to move things to that space when/if ready. If there’s a chance we could grant users the ability to post members-only topics in an otherwise publicly-visible category, that might be better than having two categories for the same thing. _Maybe it could be, like, "Allow tl0 access?_ Thanks in advance. I know this is kinda crazy. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-selectable-make-public-topic-option/144977)._