Dod you guys remove the option to pin messages globally? If so, I am curious why. Thanks.
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In a support thread titled “Global Pin Gone?”, user Scot reports that the option to pin topics globally has disappeared from his Discourse site, despite being an admin. tobiaseigen initially checks and confirms the feature still exists on meta, suggesting it might be a permissions issue or related to private categories — though later confirms private categories don’t block global pinning. Scot confirms the category is public and shares a screenshot showing only two pin options (category and banner), missing the global pin. tobiaseigen shares their own screenshot showing all three options, suspecting a recent permission change. fhe recalls and links to a known bug: admins must be Trust Level 4 (TL4) to pin globally, referencing meta.discourse.org/t/staff-that-is-not-tl4-is-unable-to-pin-topics-globally-anymore/183238. Scot confirms this was the issue — after setting his TL to 4, global pinning returned. The resolution highlights a recent permissions change affecting global pinning for non-TL4 staff.
Hi Scot! No, I just checked here on meta and see the pin globally option is still available on the admin wrench. I’m not sure how permissions are handled for this feature - can you confirm you are admin on your site?
Hi Tobias,
Yes I am Admin. I own the site. There used to be three pinning options. Pin to category, pin globally, and pin as a banner. Now I only see these two options to pin to the category or as a banner. I do not see the option to pin globally which would pin the message to the top of all the lists.
Thanks,
Scot
Is this a private category? I don’t think you can’t pin globally if the topic is in a private category, not viewable by all users. But you can still banner a topic in a private category, or pin it t the top of that category for people with access to see.
edit - hmm. I just checked on my site and see that I can pin a topic globally even if it is private. So I guess that’s not it.
It is not a private category.
Can you please show me an image of what your pin options are. I am trying to remember exactly what it said before with the three options. Thanks.
Yeah that is what I could see before. I will talk to my dev again. He might have some insight on this. I will report back after I have more info.
Thank you.
IIRC, there was a recent bug that prevented admins from pinning globally if they’re not TL 4 (= Leader).
Edit: Yup, found the relevant topic
That was it. Changed to TL = 4 and it worked. Thanks 