# How I can disable chat for moderators?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-i-can-disable-chat-for-moderators/398048
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** chat
**Created:** [March 10, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-i-can-disable-chat-for-moderators/398048 "2026-03-10T11:18:53Z")
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### Author: ![eisammy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eisammy/32/528804_2.png) [@eisammy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eisammy)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-i-can-disable-chat-for-moderators/398048/1 "2026-03-10T11:18:53Z")

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I’ve how remove all levels but can’t do the same with moderators  
I wish to keep this chat only admins has a way?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/d/4/3/d4346f200c14f393f55f2ab7283ec5226e8ce56e.png)

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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-i-can-disable-chat-for-moderators/398048/2 "2026-03-10T12:09:37Z")

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you cannot deselect moderators. as the setting says, chat is always enabled for admins and moderators (if chat is enabled).

 ![IMG_0020](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/1/2/d/12d7c4f13bb0a854fe9bd4eaf2d8ffbf64772c92.jpeg)

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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-i-can-disable-chat-for-moderators/398048/3 "2026-03-10T13:17:09Z")

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I tried to see if it can be overridden via the Rails console, and it doesn’t look like it can without a plugin?

I believe it’s coming from this line:

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/plugins/chat/config/settings.yml#L20>

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-i-can-disable-chat-for-moderators/398048/4 "2026-04-09T13:17:16Z")

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