# "Regular mode" for admins and moderators (e.g. something like "sudo")

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/regular-mode-for-admins-and-moderators-e-g-something-like-sudo/211617
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [December 9, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regular-mode-for-admins-and-moderators-e-g-something-like-sudo/211617 "2021-12-09T14:35:00Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regular-mode-for-admins-and-moderators-e-g-something-like-sudo/211617/43 "2026-08-05T17:43:24Z")

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> [@mcwumbly](#):
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> But for things where admins are playing in the same space as normal users, I think more explicit signaling would be helpful.

So kind of a per admin toggle for `suppress_secured_categories_from_admin` with maybe a few more features like hiding PMs also in the user activity?

The description about it only adding friction seems similar

> [@Do not show topics and PMs to admins unless they are participants](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-show-topics-and-pms-to-admins-unless-they-are-participants/344065/4):
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> Admins can still access anything. It’s just a bit of extra friction to mitigate with the ‘accidental’ cases you described.

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