We have an admin whose sole purpose is to upload video clips to our Q&A library. These clips are more for archival purposes and do not need to be seen in our site’s ‘latest’ column. The big problem, is that the number of postings come in bursts, and drowns out the organic general discussion. Is ther…

You could mute the subcategory by default for everyone. Then it does not appear in latest

And shows not at all practically anywhere. Not even in search results. If that is suitable then using category security and groups would be better option.

Not in my forum. (Is it 20 now…)

Hmm. That’s interesting. I gave it a check on another forum I’m on before I posted to make sure, and they show up in the search there. We may need someone else to check and adjudicate. :slight_smile:

Muted category: [image] It appears in the search: [image] Same logic as the muted topics: [image] Topic not showing on Latest where it should Support Is the topic muted by chance? [image] It won’t appear in the topic list, but will in the search. …

Jakke, do you have that category set to ‘ignore’ in searches?

How could I even set it as default? But no AFAIK.

Is there a way to hide an admins posting activity?

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JammyDodger May 5, 2023, 5:41pm 4

Topics in a default muted category appear in search results.

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Is there a way to hide an admins posting activity?

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