I am looking to implement a functionality within our community platform that allows users to submit requests for certain actions or permissions. Here’s what I’m envisioning:
Submission Process: Users can create a post (or a specific type of post) to request permission for an action. This could be related to shared community resources or activities.
Discussion and Clarification: Other community members can respond to these posts for further clarification, discussion, or to add supporting information. The discussion is open to the community or a specific subgroup, depending on the context.
Approval Workflow: A predefined group of users (e.g., moderators, a specific committee, or user group) should be able to approve or reject the request based on the discussion and the information provided. It would be ideal if this could be visibly marked on the request post (such as changing the status, adding a tag, or another clear indicator).
Tracking and History: We would like to keep a trackable history of these requests, including the discussion and the final decision, for transparency and future reference.
I am looking for suggestions on how to best implement this within Discourse. Are there existing plugins that can facilitate this kind of workflow? If not, could you provide guidance or recommendations on how to set up or develop this functionality?
Any advice or direction would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help!
You can have a category where anyone can create topics.
You can configure the category so anyone can reply.
You can create a category called “Approved” that allows only the committee to create topics there. When a topic is approved, a member can move it to that category.
The topic will have a history of all edits, including category changes.