Require approval for specific categories?

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The discussion revolves around requiring approval for topics and replies in specific categories on a Discourse forum. cori_online asks if this is possible, and Stephen confirms it can be done via the Moderation section in category settings. cori_online reports not seeing the option, prompting Stephen to clarify the location. cori_online then reveals the version is showing as ‘unknown’ in the admin panel, raising concerns about the installation method. Stephen notes that an ‘unknown’ version suggests a non-supported installation, possibly via a third-party package, which limits support. He advises upgrading in a staging environment first to avoid risks. cori_online thanks Stephen for the guidance and plans to share it with their team.

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Hi - is it possible to require approval for all new topics and replies in certain categories?

Thanks so much in advance!

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Yes, all categories include a setting to require moderator approval for new topics and new replies.

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Thanks for the speedy reply!
I’m not seeing that option in any of the Settings areas for categories…
Should it be in the ‘Security’ tab?

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It’s in the Settings tab under Moderation.

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OK, gotcha - if there is no ‘Moderation’ section of the ‘Settings’ tab, could that be due to not running the most current version of Discourse?

(All I see is 'EDIT PERMISSIONS")

Thank you!!!

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Which version are you using if you look at /admin ?

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That’s troubling to see ‘unknown’ there like that, how was the instance installed?

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TBH, I don’t know - ENG team that installed Discourse initially are no longer w/ us and I am NOT an engineer :upside_down_face:

If I were to ask eng team to update platform would that help w/ this?

I honestly don’t know how big of an ask that is…

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I can’t say for sure, there’s only one install method that we support here, I’ve not seen an unknown version returned with a supportable install. It’s possible you’re using a third-party package which means we’re going to be unable to help you.

Whatever you do I would recommend having a staging copy upgraded first, with no idea which version you’re upgrading from and other plugins you’re running there are just too many unknowns.

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OK - thanks so much, Stephen; I’ll share this with my team.
Really appreciate the help!