You can limit any discussion channel in Heartbeat to only be visible to certain members by making it private and tying it to specific access groups.
How to Limit Channel Access
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When creating or editing a channel, toggle Set as Private Channel.
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In the access section that appears, select the access groups (or individual members) who should see the channel.
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Click Create or Save Changes.
Only members in the selected groups will be able to:
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See that the channel exists
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View posts, comments, and threads inside it
Everyone else won’t even know the channel is there.
Always include your admin group in private channel access so moderators can still manage content.
Want to Create Custom Access Groups?
Check out our full guide on setting up Access Groups →
You can build them based on payments, tags, memberships, or any member attributes.