Hey all, just noticed today that we can no longer do the following for restricted categories: Wrench > Pin Topic > Make Banner Topic How is everyone else managing their templates for banners they reuse? I’m not understanding why we would want the information used in banners floating around clutte…

When functionality like this changes or gets removed, it’s usually due to security or access-control considerations. In this case, banner topics are now gated so that topics in read-restricted categories can’t be used as banners anymore. That said, we’re currently discussing internally whether ther…

This modification strikes me as somewhat peculiar. Firstly, the staff members who possess the authority to modify banners are the same individuals who have access to this read-restricted topic. When they choose to designate a topic as a banner, it is reasonable to assume that they intentionally wis…

[圖片] pangbo: When they choose to designate a topic as a banner, it is reasonable to assume that they intentionally wish to make its contents public, so I do not think this would be a security issue. The security issue lies in that banner content was being made available to everyone, and not j…

@dax thanks for the workaround in the meantime, I’ll try this for now, although I do miss having a dedicated staff drafting zone.

I tried the method described above, but the ‘Pin topic’ option disappears when you unlist it.

For that reason i said to use the Automation plugin for now [圖片] dax: you can use the Discourse Automation plugin and run the “Make Banner Topic” script, referencing the ID of the unlisted topic. That will convert it into a banner while keeping it effectively hidden from normal browsing.

@Discoursenaut now you should see the Pin Topic option even for Unlisted topics so you can skip the Automation step. Can you check on your site?

Can y’all consider updating the instructions here ( under Dismissable Banner) that it needs to be in a public category and unlisting is suggested. [圖片] Creating a banner to display at the top of your site Site Management bookmark This guide explains different …

Added those details, thanks for mentioning it!

无法再从受限分类创建全局横幅

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emilio (emilio) 2026年三月24日 16:17 17

您能考虑在这里（“可解散横幅”下）更新说明，说明它需要位于公共类别中，并建议取消列表吗？

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I just upgraded to the latest tag, and lost banner topic! Support pinned-topics	4	253	2026年四月12日
New "Banner Topic" pin type Feature rfc , spec	31	22895	2014年八月31日
Unified UI for pinning / banner topics Feature rfc , spec	15	6731	2015年三月20日
Configured "read only banner" on category disables new topic button in theme component Bug	1	259	2024年五月17日
Text info box in category header Support	10	3128	2020年四月22日

无法再从受限分类创建全局横幅

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