# Discourse User Roles difference

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-user-roles-difference/171837
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 1, 2020, 6:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-user-roles-difference/171837 "2020-12-01T06:46:58Z")
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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: [December 1, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-user-roles-difference/171837/6 "2020-12-01T09:16:46Z")

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> [@Anusri](#):
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> difference between Moderator and super Moderator?

Hello there @Anusri,

In Discourse they are called admin or moderator please see this topic as it explains it very nicely.

> [@Understanding user statuses, roles, and permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/description-of-various-user-states-in-discourse-admin-moderator-staff-developer-other/35171):
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> bookmark This is a guide for understanding the various user statuses, roles, and permissions within Discourse, including how they affect user capabilities and how they are stored in the database. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Discourse has many built-in user statuses, roles, and permissions. These statuses and roles can be seen for a given user when viewing their profile from the users’ section of the admin dashboard: Permi…

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