# Can media uploads be restricted to admin?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-media-uploads-be-restricted-to-admin/241755
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 13, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-media-uploads-be-restricted-to-admin/241755 "2022-10-13T00:15:49Z")
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### Author: ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-media-uploads-be-restricted-to-admin/241755/2 "2022-10-13T00:25:27Z")

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Hello Daniela 👋

Would this theme component help? I’m not sure if you can have admin only as staff (admin and moderator) are immune to limitations.

> [@Restrict uploads](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-uploads/112688):
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> This is a very small theme component that will remove the upload button from the composer toolbar and disable drag-and-drop uploading for users that are under a specified trust level. Illustration Settings hammer_and_wrenchRepository [github.com/tshenry/discourse-restrict-uploads](https://github.com/tshenry/discourse-restrict-uploads)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme component

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