hi! i dont want to give users the option to delete their content. is there a way to remove delete button for users, but keep it only for admins? thank you.

To prevent users from deleting posts, you can use the max post deletions per day or the max post deletions per minute site setting.

[image] Moin: To prevent users from deleting posts, you can use the max post deletions per day or the max post deletions per minute site setting. Hi, thank you for your quick response. I have set both these to 0. still i’m able to delete a post i created as a normal user.

Did you try to delete the first post of a topic or a reply?

I just tested this and it is working as expected. make sure you are using a non-staff user account. [Screenshot 2024-08-12 at 11.51.53 AM] It will let my test user edit but not delete, even right after posting. [Screenshot 2024-08-12 at 11.53.14 AM]

oh i tried deleting first post.

[image] Lilly: I just tested this and it is working as expected. make sure you are using a non-staff user account. yes, i was testing with non-staff account. but i tried deleting topic. and topic got deleted right away. this option is restricted to only replies?

[image] Lilly: I just tested this and it is working as expected. I was able to delete my topic as a normal user. Maybe there is a bug, because the behavior seems strange

[image] Moin: I was able to delete my topic as a normal user. thank you for testing this. previously, it deleted all the contents, but not the topic. It didn’t let me (normal user) to delete topic. The last evening, it deleted the entire topic and redirected me to the home page. @Discourse i…

Ok I’ve been testing this and checked with one of our developer managers, and confirmed it is by design and not a bug. A topic post can be deleted if in the first 24 hours after creation, but only before someone else replies. If a reply is posted, topic cannot be deleted and a modal pops up. …

[image] Lilly: it is by design and not a bug Then I would expect that the user is also able to undelete their post within 24 hours. But that sees impossible when max post deletions per day and the max post deletions per minute are set to 0. Discourse still shows the trash instead of the undo …

How do i turn off delete option?

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Moin August 12, 2024, 8:28pm 8

I was able to delete my topic as a normal user.
Maybe there is a bug, because the behavior seems strange

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How do i turn off delete option?

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