# Allow access to topic timer by group

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-access-to-topic-timer-by-group/378612
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [August 14, 2025, 9:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-access-to-topic-timer-by-group/378612 "2025-08-14T09:04:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![Shauny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/shauny/32/362012_2.png) [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2025, 9:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-access-to-topic-timer-by-group/378612/1 "2025-08-14T09:04:08Z")

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We can allow any group to use the Shared Drafts feature but there’s no way to allow groups other than TL4 or staff to use the “Topic Timer” feature to automatically publish something.

This seems like an oversight? Any plans to allow us to choose which groups can use Topic Timer?

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### Author: ![Heliosurge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/heliosurge/32/571810_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-access-to-topic-timer-by-group/378612/2 "2025-11-06T21:57:23Z")

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Hi Shauny,

Imho this seems quite reasonable. I haven’t checked but maybe Category Moderators might have this option?