Restrict uploads

Moin · March 23, 2026, 8:02pm

I created a pull request which switches the component from trust level-based to group-based restrictions:

github.com/tshenry/discourse-restrict-uploads

FEATURE: Allow uploads based on groups instead of TL (#6)

main ← moin-Jana:migrate-to-groups

opened 11:37PM - 22 Mar 26 UTC

moin-Jana

+3173 -1480

### Migrate from trust level to group-based upload restrictions Replaces the re…strict_to_trust_level enum setting with restricted_to_groups, a list setting that accepts group IDs. This gives admins more flexibility – instead of being limited to trust levels, any combination of groups can be allowed. ### Changes: * New setting restricted_to_groups (default: 3|10, i.e. staff and trust_level_0) * Migration maps existing trust level values to the corresponding automatic groups (TL0→10, TL1→11, TL2→12, TL3→13, TL4→14) and always adds group 3 (staff) * Upload permission is now checked against group membership instead of trust level * Staff is no longer an implicit exception, instead the staff group is added to the setting by default. Note: The error dialog no longer mentions a specific trust level since the restriction is now group-based and telling the user about the group IDs did not seem helpful to me. Also updates linting/CI config and dependencies from latest theme component skeleton. @Arkshine already took a look and provided feedback.

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