Not sure if this is by design but it seems illogical to me. If a user is watching a certain tag or category they are notified when staff create an unlisted topic in that category.* This defeats the point of having an ‘unlisted’ topic. I understand that one can access unlisted topics with a link but…

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supermathie (Michael Brown) 18 ביולי,‏ 2023,‏ 1:46am 8

Unlisted topics were never intended to be secure.

They’re intended to be “lightweight hidden”.

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Newly-created "unlisted" Topics send "new topic" Notifications

נושא		תגובות	צפיות
Newly-created "unlisted" Topics send "new topic" Notifications Bug unlisting	14	1538	7 באוגוסט,‏ 2025
Discourse doesn't send notifications after an unlisted topic is listed Support notifications , unlisting	3	301	7 באוקטובר,‏ 2023
Unlisted topic is visible in notification popup if a category is watched? Support unlisting	10	2167	30 במאי,‏ 2017
Unlisted topics notify users if their posts are linked Bug pr-welcome , unlisting	11	2033	26 בנובמבר,‏ 2018
Unlisted option on creation of a new topic Feature unlisting	5	3782	30 במרץ,‏ 2016