# Approving a reply/topic

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-a-reply-topic/140793>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [February 5, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-a-reply-topic/140793 "2020-02-05T23:09:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/approving-a-reply-topic/140793/2 "2020-02-05T23:55:10Z")

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> [@lbenisano14](#):
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> As the moderator, I would like to be able to filter out a question or a response before it gets posted publicly on our forum.

This can be enabled either for the entire site, or on a per-category basis.

On a site wide level, you can require approval for replies based on the user’s trust level. This is set with the `approve unless trust level` site setting. Replies to topics created by users with a trust level that is lower than the value set here will have to be approved.

On a per-category basis, you can require moderator approval of all replies created in a category by enabling the category’s “Require moderator approval of all new replies” setting:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/d/3/d3d0b860f5bf76b0b73e994c2095bcf3d1e63dd9.png)

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