# Hidden Settings on Discourse Hosted Sites
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-settings-on-discourse-hosted-sites/310574
**Category:** Hosted Customers
**Tags:** explanation
**Created:** [June 4, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-settings-on-discourse-hosted-sites/310574 "2024-06-04T23:03:49Z")
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hidden-settings-on-discourse-hosted-sites/310574/2 "2025-05-30T14:00:27Z")
> [@Discourse](#):
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> allow\_anonymous\_posting
This was renamed to `allow_anonymous_mode`
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> This PR renames a couple of settings related to anonymous mode:
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> 1. \`allow\_ano…nymous\_posting\` → \`allow\_anonymous\_mode\`. This setting is used as a switch for the entire anonymous mode feature, so it makes sense to give it a generic name that better reflects what the setting does.
> 2. \`allow\_anonymous\_likes\` → \`allow\_likes\_in\_anonymous\_mode\`. The new name is clearer and will match a new setting that we'll add to allow anonymous users to post in chat.
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> Internal topic: t/148088.
I also have the impression that the other settings related to anonymous mode are hidden. In any case, I can’t see `anonymous_posting_min_trust_level`, `anonymous_posting_allowed_groups` and `anonymous_account_duration_minutes`. But I can see the newly added `allow_likes_in_anonymous_mode` and `allow_chat_in_anonymous_mode`. Is that intentional?
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