# Approving a new user posts that contains links

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-a-new-user-posts-that-contains-links/314597>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** approval\
**Created:** [July 2, 2024, 9:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-a-new-user-posts-that-contains-links/314597 "2024-07-02T09:46:24Z")\
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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:** [July 2, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-a-new-user-posts-that-contains-links/314597/10 "2024-07-02T19:49:54Z")

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> [@Isambard](#):
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> I’m wondering if there is a way to allow new users to post links, but have those posts go into moderation before being visible.

I think it works both individually but not in combination. You could require approval for all users except those in ‘approved groups’, and you could require approval for all posts containing links using watched words. But both would cause more posts to need approval.

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