Discourse has removed the option to display badges on public pages, but users can still access the badge page directly via notifications or links. Is it possible to prevent users from seeing the badge page and the list of all users？

I’m still sceptic if badges are nothing more than noise, but redirecting a real url to 404 when that is yet relevant is very much… not bad, but unnecessary. If there is a real need to hide badge page, then redirecting should point to a topic/page where badges are explained.

@copymonopoly I think the setting enable_badges turns badges on/off entirely. Notifications of badges all lead to a 404.

At first, I wanted to hide specific users in the user list. The solution I found was to disable the user list and replace it with a points ranking, where specific groups can be hidden. However, users can still be found in the badge list. The solution I found was to use the primary group instead, set the badge to hidden, and the group can hide other members. But in the end, I found that the hidden badge can still be accessed in the list. [image] Do not display the usernames that hold a specific badge Support Is there a way to hide the list of users that have a specific badge? I’ve looked at Don't list members having the same badges and Hide badge user list? but they don’t quite fit our use case (or more likely, our edge case). Badges are hugely popular in our community, they’re a fantastic resource for engagement. We have some premium categories on our Discourse which are only available to subscribers / paying-members and we would like to reward those paying members with a gold badge for their p…

And next, you will find out that the search returns users. [image] What is the actual problem you want to solve?

Of course, we aim not to affect users’ normal experience. People should be able to search for these individuals and view their posts and replies. However, we don’t want a list that displays all users. Instead, we hope this list only shows the users we want them to see.

[image] copymonopoly: However, we don’t want a list that displays all users. Did you change the visibility of the trust level groups? Or at least the visibility of the members? [image]

How to Prevent Users from Accessing the Badge Page in Discourse?

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NateDhaliwal (Nate Dhaliwal) January 19, 2025, 5:04am 2

So all links to the badge page will redirect to a 404? May I know why you wish to hide the badge page?

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How to Prevent Users from Accessing the Badge Page in Discourse?

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