# See forum as user in Trust Level X

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-forum-as-user-in-trust-level-x/359172
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** trust-levels
**Created:** [March 27, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-forum-as-user-in-trust-level-x/359172 "2025-03-27T16:28:05Z")
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### Author: ![alltiagocom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/alltiagocom/32/492709_2.png) [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-forum-as-user-in-trust-level-x/359172/1 "2025-03-27T16:28:05Z")

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Discord allows an admin to see the server as a certain type of user based on the role. Can Discourse emulate this based on Trust Levels?

I saw [this post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impersonate-a-user-and-returning-to-admin-user/119683) about impersonating a user, but that would require me to create for example 5 users and assign them to the different Trust Levels. That also requires a constant “log in / log out” workflow.

Is there an easier and faster way of achieving this?

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### Author: ![manuel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/manuel/32/468169_2.png) [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-forum-as-user-in-trust-level-x/359172/3 "2025-03-27T16:55:20Z")

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What I do:

- be logged in as admin on browser x
- impersonate a user account on browser y
- change trust levels, groups, etc,.. for the impersonated user in browser x

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### Author: ![alltiagocom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/alltiagocom/32/492709_2.png) [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-forum-as-user-in-trust-level-x/359172/4 "2025-03-27T16:56:56Z")

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Yeah that’s a good approach for now.  
It would be great if we could do it like Discord with a simple dropdown menu.  
Thanks!

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### Author: ![Arkshine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/arkshine/32/298682_2.png) [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-forum-as-user-in-trust-level-x/359172/5 "2025-03-27T17:03:23Z")

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You can make a #Contribute > Feature request.

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### Author: ![alltiagocom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/alltiagocom/32/492709_2.png) [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-forum-as-user-in-trust-level-x/359172/6 "2025-03-27T17:10:08Z")

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Will do. Thanks!

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### Author: ![stargeto](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stargeto/32/496176_2.png) [@stargeto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stargeto)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-forum-as-user-in-trust-level-x/359172/7 "2025-03-27T18:29:13Z")

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What is trust level X?

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### Author: ![alltiagocom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/alltiagocom/32/492709_2.png) [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-forum-as-user-in-trust-level-x/359172/8 "2025-03-27T18:30:06Z")

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The various Trust Levels (0, 1, 2, 3, 4)

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### Author: ![stargeto](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stargeto/32/496176_2.png) [@stargeto](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stargeto)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/see-forum-as-user-in-trust-level-x/359172/9 "2025-03-27T18:32:04Z")

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Thanks!
