Turn on "Enable conditional access" in Site Admin > Advanced Features Create a course Go into the gradebook categories and items page Create a category named "Cat 1" with default settings Create a category named "Cat 2", before saving do: Expand Category Total Click Show more... Under Category total name enter "My custom category name" Create a grade item named "Grade item 1" Go the add a forum On the forum settings page, expand Restrict access Click Add restriction Click Grade Under the Grade: Choose menu, confirm you have these items: Cat 1 total My custom category name Grade item 1 Course total