Does setting category security permissions for trust_level_1 extend to higher trust levels? Or do I need to setup all of my categories similar to the screenshot? [Screenshot 2025-06-26 at 8.41.15 PM] Thanks, Ryan

[이미지] Falco: Yes, it does. All trust_level_2 users are also trust_level_1 Falco, I searched through the meta and used ask.discourse.com and was told the opposite. Is this documented somewhere that I missed?

Is the same true for Moderators, Staff, Admin? If Moderators have See, Reply, & Create, will that flow to Staff and Admin?

[이미지] flysto_ryan: will that flow to Staff and Admin? Admins can see everything anyways. And moderators are also staff so they’ll be able to create / reply / see.

What is the purpose of these roles, then? Will users with these levels be able to see, reply, create even if they are not added to the Security list in a category? Put differently, can I remove then the security of a category to declutter? [Screenshot 2025-06-27 at 6.37.28 AM]

As long as all your staff are at least trust level 1, you don’t need to add any of the other groups. Admins can usually see everything even if you, for example, limit a category to be visible only for moderators. (But there is a site setting which actually hides those categories from admins in most…

[이미지] Moin: As long as all your staff are at least trust level 1, you don’t need to add any of the other groups. Moin, I guess I didn’t think of it that way; admins, moderators, and staff typically have at least trust_level_1. Your reply was very helpful! Thank you for the thorough explanati…

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Falco (Falco) 6월 27, 2025, 3:53오전 2

Yes, it does. All trust_level_2 users are also trust_level_1.

No, there is no need for that.

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