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title: Who can see a post?
description: "When creating a new post, the author of the post decides whether the Post should **only** be visible **to group members** or whether the post should **follow** the visibility **of the group**. In the first case, only active group members…"
url: "https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/churchtools-modules/use-posts/who-can-see-a-post/"
updated: "2025-09-22"
category: Posts / Use
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# Who can see a post?

When creating a new post, the author of the post decides whether the Post should **only** be visible **to group members** or whether the post should **follow** the visibility **of the group**.

In the first case, only active group members can see the post. In the second case, the visibility of the post depends on whether the group itself is *public*, *internal*, *restricted* or *hidden*.

- *Public* - Anyone can see the Post, even without a ChurchTools user account.
- *Internal* - All persons with a user account in your ChurchTools can see the Post.
- *Restricted* - Only authorized persons can see the Post.
- *Hidden* - Only people who can see the hidden group can also see the Post.

Group members who can see that they are part of a group will always see all of the group's posts.

**Note**

Please note that you should not make any further changes to the content if comments have already been made on your post!

#### Read more

- [How to create a post?](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/churchtools-modules/use-posts/24-how-to-create-a-post/)
- [How to filter posts?](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/churchtools-modules/use-posts/24-how-to-filter-posts/)
- [How to subscribe to posts?](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/churchtools-modules/use-posts/how-to-subscribe-to-posts/)
- [How can I share posts with external people?](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/churchtools-modules/administration-posts/how-to-share-posts-with-external-people/)