# Admin-Settable Global Read-Only mode

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-settable-global-read-only-mode/369215
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 7, 2025, 8:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-settable-global-read-only-mode/369215 "2025-06-07T08:08:16Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2025, 8:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-settable-global-read-only-mode/369215/4 "2025-06-07T08:35:30Z")

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There is an automatic banner when you enable read-only mode.

 ![Screenshot_20250607_102652_Firefox](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/a/1/b/a1b10a5b349dc7066f24bd7afc4c01f93f458f32.jpeg)

You can also customize the text like any text in Discourse ([Customize text in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-text-in-discourse/36092)).

 ![Screenshot_20250607_102951_Firefox](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/2/9/829b3540129778977d84def3c32b78124bb58ca0.jpeg)

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