Different types of users have different moderation powers in Discourse.
The table summarizes who can do what among the main types of power user:
- Trust level 3, which can be reached automatically or given manually
- Trust lvel 4, which can only be given manually
- Moderators, who are ‘staff’
- Category moderators who are not staff, but have powers like moderstors but only for the specific categories they moderate
Power | TL3 | TL4 | Cat Mod | Mod |
---|---|---|---|---|
Recategorize topics | ||||
Rename topics | ||||
Mark solved | ||||
Edit posts | ||||
Split topics | ||||
Pin/unpin topics | ||||
Close topics | ||||
Archive topics | ||||
Unlist topics | ||||
Reset bump date | ||||
Have shield icon | ||||
Add staff notice | ||||
Edit category descriptions | ||||
Review posts & flags | ||||
Manage users |
Sources
What is a staff user on hosted Discourse?
Description of various user states in Discourse (Admin / Moderator / Staff / Developer / Other)
Category Moderator Improvements