Configuration of a Category Without Reply Function

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Hello,

I operate a Discourse forum and would like to set up a special “Buy & Sell” category with the following functionality:

  • Users can create new topics (with tags “Buying” or “Selling”)
  • Users should NOT be able to publicly reply to these topics
  • Instead, interested parties should communicate exclusively via private message with the creator

I’ve encountered a specific issue: When I allow topic creation permissions in a category, the reply permission seems to be automatically granted as well. I cannot find a way to separate these two permissions.

Is there a built-in way to allow users to create topics in a category while preventing them from replying to any topics in that same category? Perhaps there’s a setting I’m overlooking, or a plugin that enables this functionality?

Any guidance on how to implement this specific configuration would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your help!

Best regards,
Theo

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Hi @th-afm :wave: welcome to Discourse Meta :slight_smile:

You can achieve something like this by using the restricted replies plugin:

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