# \#gated-topics **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/gated-topics/684.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Gated Topics in Category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gated-topics-in-category/225454)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 6:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gated-topics-in-category/225454 "2026-07-05T06:34:06Z")
:discourse2: Summary Gated Topics in Category allows site admins to show a login prompt that covers the topic contents in specific categories or tags to encourage readers to signup/log in or join a group. … --- ## [Encourage new registrations by hiding new topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/encourage-new-registrations-by-hiding-new-topics/390468)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/encourage-new-registrations-by-hiding-new-topics/390468 "2025-12-05T15:18:40Z")
Hello, I’m here today to suggest a new feature. Well, new to me, anyway—I’m not completely familiar with Discourse, so if it’s not new, please let me know. I’m familiar with the components that encourage people to regist… --- ## [User not directed back to original topic after full page login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-not-directed-back-to-original-topic-after-full-page-login/346904)
**Author:** [@StefanoCecere](https://meta.discourse.org/u/StefanoCecere)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-not-directed-back-to-original-topic-after-full-page-login/346904 "2025-01-13T17:24:04Z")
there is a problem with the new fullscreen login: it doesn’t redirect back to the original page! we have need login to reply to a post, and use the Gated Topics in Category to pretend login to read all posts… with the … --- ## [How to show the gate further down in the post? v2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-the-gate-further-down-in-the-post-v2/329708)
**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-the-gate-further-down-in-the-post-v2/329708 "2024-10-07T15:05:45Z")
Continuing on from the closed topic How to show the gate further down in the post? I can make the gate appear lower down the page (not using the code snippets in the old topic, which didn’t work for me) but it just mean… --- ## [The Gated Topic overlay obscures the sidebar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-gated-topic-overlay-obscures-the-sidebar/287408)
**Author:** [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-gated-topic-overlay-obscures-the-sidebar/287408 "2023-07-28T23:19:33Z")
It would be great if this theme component wouldn’t obscure the new sidebar. (It doesn’t obscure the dropdown search, so this change would make things consistent.) Would you consider making this change? Thanks. --- ## [How to show the gate further down in the post?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-the-gate-further-down-in-the-post/287406)
**Author:** [@Krischan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krischan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-the-gate-further-down-in-the-post/287406 "2023-11-29T16:46:50Z")
Thanks for the great component! Would be it be possible to show the gate further down in the post? (Our topics all start with an image and we would like to show a good junk of text or even define a place in the topic whe… --- ## [How does Gated Topics work in terms of bots crawling for indexing?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-gated-topics-work-in-terms-of-bots-crawling-for-indexing/287413)
**Author:** [@Andrew\_Bond](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andrew_Bond)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-gated-topics-work-in-terms-of-bots-crawling-for-indexing/287413 "2023-05-09T17:22:01Z")
How does this work in terms of bots crawling for indexing? Am I right in saying as its just CSS the bot will still be able to index the information behind? --- ## [Can the Gated Topics screen be removed by users with CSS knowledge?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-gated-topics-screen-be-removed-by-users-with-css-knowledge/287411)
**Author:** [@th21](https://meta.discourse.org/u/th21)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-the-gated-topics-screen-be-removed-by-users-with-css-knowledge/287411 "2023-05-09T03:58:43Z")
Wondering is it possible to remove the gate if someone has some degree of knowledge of CSS and js? And any chance to be able to support applying the gate to tags as well?