# Read Only Modes in Discourse

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-only-modes-in-discourse/296976
**Category:** Site Management
**Tags:** how-to, explanation, read-only
**Created:** [February 27, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-only-modes-in-discourse/296976 "2024-02-27T22:13:14Z")
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### Author: ![southpaw](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/southpaw/32/79352_2.png) [@southpaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/southpaw)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/read-only-modes-in-discourse/296976/13 "2026-05-01T14:43:09Z")

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Hi @Lucian_Chung,

Please also indicate whether your site is self-hosted or hosted by Discourse, and if the latter, on which plan. Disabling read-only mode from the UI is not an option under some conditions on a hosted site.

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