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# How to create members-only CrowdNewsroom
You can restrict access to your CrowdNewsroom to logged-in members only. This is ideal if, for example, you only want to allow members to submit topic suggestions
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In the *Settings* tab, under *Access and security*, you can choose who is allowed to participate in a CrowdNewsroom. Leave the *Open to everyone* toggle turned off to restrict participation to members only.
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If you enable the *Show CrowdNewsroom in member dashboards* option, logged-in members will see the CrowdNewsroom directly when they sign in to their account. If this option is disabled, the CrowdNewsroom can still be shared using a direct link.
When accessing the CrowdNewsroom via a direct link, members will be prompted to sign in using their email address and password.
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**Note:** Members are contacts who have registered for your community through the Membership Builder and created an account with a password. If contacts were added to your contact database through the CrowdNewsroom, for example, they have not created a password and therefore cannot participate in the CrowdNewsroom.
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Done! You can now create CrowdNewsrooms that are exclusively available to your members.
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