Require admin approval of new topics in a particular category

[nityeshaga (Nityesh Agarwal)]

There is a setting - Require moderator approval of all new topics - that ensures that all new topics in a particular category need to be approved by a moderator.

But how can I ensure that Admin approval is required for all new topics?

I saw the post - Require approval for all new topics - but I don’t want to apply this restriction throughout the Community. I want it only on one particular category of the Community.

[osioke (Osioke Itseuwa)]

See Discourse Moderation Guide

@jomaxro

Category approval

Approval of content can also be configured for specific categories. This can be useful if certain categories tend to attract heated/difficult discussions, unusual amounts of human spamming, or otherwise need extra moderation attention. Site owners can configure all new topics and/or all new replies to require moderator approval before being posted.

You can see more details on it here Category Group Review/Moderation

[nityeshaga (Nityesh Agarwal)]

Hey @osioke thanks for your reply. I want to know if there is some way I can take it one step higher:

@nityeshaga

how can I ensure that Admin approval is required for all new topics?

Do you know how I can do that?

[IAmGav (Gavin Perch)]

unfortunately, there is no functionality to only have admin approve it.

[osioke (Osioke Itseuwa)]

Read through the post I shared, maybe site wide approval might be what you are looking for?

@jomaxro

Site-wide approval

Approval of content across the entire site can be enabled via site settings. Site owners can choose to have the first x topics or posts by a user require approval (the approve post count site setting), that all topics/posts by users who have not reached a certain trust level require approval ( approve unless trust level ), or that new topics (but not posts/replies) by users who have not reached a certain trust level require approval ( approve new topics unless trust level ).

[riking (Kane York)]

There is only very limited support for restricting reviewables to a certain group of people, and I believe that staff (moderator+admin) can always handle all of them.