The discussion revolves around enabling specific category permissions in Discourse to allow users to create and view topics anonymously while restricting replies to moderators and admins. BlueGuyARed asks about achieving this, and codinghorror suggests using incoming email mailbox support, which creates private messages visible to users and staff. Pad_Pors clarifies that while the category settings allow control over viewing, replying, and creating posts, they don’t support the exact scenario of users creating topics without being able to reply. BlueGuyARed seeks more information on the email method, which codinghorror directs to a howto category. DeanMarkTaylor references a related feature request thread that may offer alternative solutions.
Is there a way I can enable more category permissions on discourse? What I would like to do is make a forum section where users can receive anonymous support from staff members. Basically, anyone can create a topic and view the topic they create in that section, but only moderators and/or admins can respond to it. Is there a setting I can enable that does this?
Thanks.
Yep, set up incoming email mailbox support and it works exactly that way. Email in and the email creates a PM that they and staff can see.
in the category setting there exist such an option, it is slightly different setting though:
you can let users
I mean you can’t let them create it, and then admins reply it.
here it is:
Where can I find information on how to do this?
There is a howto about it if you search within that category.
It sounds like you are asking for the feature requested in this thread:
Although it’s not implemented you might find the conversation there provides you with other ideas.
