Hellow,
I’m building a community forum using Discourse’s free hosted plan at muvix-vq.discourse.group.
I created a category called “Announcements” that I want to be read‑only for regular users — meaning only staff (admins/moderators) can create new topics, but all users can view and reply to existing topics.
I understand that full category permission controls may not be available on the free plan. Is there any alternative way to achieve this?
What I’ve tried:
- I looked in Admin → Categories → Announcements → Security, but I only see basic options.
- I also checked if I could use tags or topic statuses to restrict who can post.
What I’m looking for:
- A way to prevent regular users from creating new topics in that specific category, while still allowing them to reply.
- Any workaround using Discourse’s trust levels, group settings, or a different category setup that works within the free plan limitations.
I’m still learning the platform — any guidance would be really appreciated. Thanks in advance!
