# Watched words for certain categories or topics

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-for-certain-categories-or-topics/393720
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** watched-words
**Created:** [January 17, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-for-certain-categories-or-topics/393720 "2026-01-17T07:07:45Z")
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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2026, 9:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watched-words-for-certain-categories-or-topics/393720/2 "2026-01-17T09:36:59Z")

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Hmm… perhaps see:

> [@Restrict users to post certain words per category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-users-to-post-certain-words-per-category/255430/6):
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> Here’s how to add a plugin to Discourse: Here’s an example of an automated task with this plugin: It will automatically flag a post that contains some words in a specific category. The post’s content will be hidden, but anyone, even regular users, can click a button to show the hidden content. This can be circumvented with a CSS solution: But note his behavior (hidden message can be read by anyone) is discussed, have a look at:

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