This reference aims to be a comprehensive list of Discourse features, marked by Trust Level, and including the relevant admin settings which influence them.
Trust Level Grid - Defaults
TL = Trust Level dependant
= Can be enabled or adjusted by an admin setting
TL0 | TL1 | TL2 | TL3 | TL4 | Category Moderator |
Moderator | ||
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[1] | Post Replies | TL | ||||||
[2] | Post Topics | TL | ||||||
  | Reply as Linked Topic | TL | ||||||
[3] | Reply by email | TL | ||||||
[4] | Email-in New Topics | TL | ||||||
[5] | Post Attachments | TL | ||||||
[6] | Post Images | 1 | TL | |||||
[7] | Post Links | 2 | TL | |||||
[8] | Mention users in a post | 2 | TL | |||||
[9] | Use @here Mention |
TL | ||||||
[10] | Tag a Topic | TL | ||||||
[11] | Create Tags | TL | ||||||
  | Manage Tags and Tag Groups | |||||||
[12] | Create Polls | TL | ||||||
  | Close Any Poll | |||||||
[13] | Edit Own Posts | 24 hrs |
24 hrs |
30 days |
30 days |
no limit |
TL | no limit |
[14] | View Post Edit History | |||||||
  | Hide Edit Revisions | |||||||
  | Revert Edit Revisions | |||||||
[15] | Edit Wikis | TL | ||||||
[16] | Make their own posts into Wikis | TL | ||||||
[17] | Edit Topics (title, category, and tags) | |||||||
[18] | Edit all Posts | |||||||
[19] | Delete Own Posts (not Topics, unless there are no replies) | |||||||
[20] | Delete Other User’s Posts | |||||||
[21] | View Deleted Posts | |||||||
[22] | View Deleted Topics | |||||||
[23] | Anonymous Posting | TL | ||||||
[24] | Access Shared Drafts | |||||||
  | Access (default) Staff Category | |||||||
[25] | See and Use Whispers | |||||||
  | TL0 | TL1 | TL2 | TL3 | TL4 | Category Moderator |
Moderator | |
[26] | Daily Like Limit/Multiplier | 50 | 50 | x1.5 | x2 | x3 | TL | No Limit |
[27] | Upload Avatar | TL | ||||||
[28] | Profile Background | TL | ||||||
[29] | Usercard Background | TL | ||||||
  | Mute other users | TL | ||||||
[30] | Ignore other users | TL | ||||||
[31] | View New User Post Messages | TL | ||||||
[32] | View Returning User Post Messages | TL | ||||||
  | Have actual links in the ‘about me’ field of their profile | TL | ||||||
[33] | Have all their links followed (automatic nofollow removed) | TL | ||||||
[34] | Access the Lounge | TL | ||||||
[35] | Have Shield Icon | |||||||
  | Manage Users Can view user info Can update user’s preferences Can adjust a user’s trust level |
✓ ✓ ✓ |
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  | TL0 | TL1 | TL2 | TL3 | TL4 | Category Moderator |
Moderator | |
[36] | Flag Posts | TL | ||||||
[37] | View content of hidden flagged posts | TL | ||||||
[38] | Can hide TL0 spam posts | TL | ||||||
[39] | Flags count towards auto-suppressing TL0 spammers | TL | ||||||
[40] | Flagging a post immediately takes effect and hides the target post | |||||||
  | Review Posts and Flags | |||||||
  | Approve Users | |||||||
  | Make PMs into Official Warnings | |||||||
  | Silence or Suspend Users | |||||||
  | Anonymize or Delete Users | |||||||
  | TL0 | TL1 | TL2 | TL3 | TL4 | Category Moderator |
Moderator | |
[41] | Can send Personal Messages | TL | ||||||
[42] | Invite outside users to PMs making a group PM | TL | ||||||
[43] | Can send invites (inc. to specific topics) | TL | ||||||
[44] | Can send personal messages to an email address | TL | ||||||
  | TL0 | TL1 | TL2 | TL3 | TL4 | Category Moderator |
Moderator | |
[45] | Re-categorize and rename topics | TL/Category | ||||||
  | Bulk Select Topics | TL | ||||||
  | Rebuild HTML | TL | ||||||
  | Add Staff Notice | |||||||
  | Add Staff Colour | |||||||
  | Lock Post | |||||||
  | Split and Merge Topics | |||||||
  | Delete Topic | |||||||
  | Merge Posts | |||||||
  | Pin/Unpin Topic Pin Topic Pin Topic Globally Make Banner |
✓ ✓ |
✓ TL |
✓ ✓ ✓ |
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  | Close Topics | |||||||
  | Archive Topics | |||||||
  | Make Topics Unlisted | |||||||
  | See Unlisted Topics in Topic List | TL | ||||||
  | Reset Topic Bump Date | TL | ||||||
  | Set Topic Timer Auto-Close Topic Auto-Close Topic After Last Post Auto-Bump Topic Close Temporarily Schedule Publishing Auto-Delete Topic Auto-Delete Replies |
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ |
TL TL TL TL TL TL ✓ ✓ |
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ |
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  | Set Slow Mode | TL | ||||||
  | Change Timestamp | |||||||
  | Make Personal Message/Public Topic | |||||||
  | Grant Badge | |||||||
  | Moderation History | |||||||
[46] | Page Publishing | |||||||
  | TL0 | TL1 | TL2 | TL3 | TL4 | Category Moderator |
Moderator | |
  | Edit Category Descriptions | |||||||
  | Watched Words | |||||||
  | View Logs (Staff Actions, Screened Emails, Screened IPs, Screened URLs, Search Logs) |
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  | View Dashboard (no upgrade option) | |||||||
[47] | Allow moderators to create and manage categories and groups | |||||||
[48] | Allow moderators to change post ownership | |||||||
[49] | Allow moderators to view user emails | |||||||
  | Plugins | TL0 | TL1 | TL2 | TL3 | TL4 | Category Moderator |
Moderator |
[50] | Use Chat (discourse-chat) | TL | ||||||
[51] | Messages allowed per 30secs | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | TL | No limit |
[52] | Use Personal Chat | TL | ||||||
[53] | Flag Chat messages | TL | ||||||
[54] | Mark Solutions (discourse-solved) | TL | ||||||
[55] | Vote Limit (discourse-topic-voting) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | ||
[56] | Endorsements (discourse-category-experts) | 1 | 1 | x2 | x2 | x3 | ||
[57] | Delete user notes (discourse-user-notes) | |||||||
[58] | Use Saved Searches (discourse-saved-searches) | TL |
To Do:
- Add First_Day limits, and Admin/Sysadmin additional abilities
- Check for more plugin abilities
- Create a Cut-Out-and-Keep interactive version
- Add links to sources/similar topics
- Improve mobile view of mini-sections
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max replies in first day
newuser max replies per topic ↩︎ -
max topics in first day
create topic allowed groups ↩︎ -
reply by email enabled ↩︎
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email in
email in allowed groups ↩︎ -
newuser max attachments ↩︎
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newuser max embedded media
embedded media post allowed groups
skip review media groups ↩︎ -
newuser max links
post links allowed groups ↩︎ -
enable mentions
newuser max mentions per post
max mentions per post ↩︎ -
here mention
here mention allowed groups
max here mentioned ↩︎ -
tagging enabled
tag topic allowed groups ↩︎ -
create tag allowed groups ↩︎
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poll create allowed groups ↩︎
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edit post allowed groups
post edit time limit
tl2 post edit time limit
additional edits per day multiplier ↩︎ -
edit history visible to public ↩︎
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edit wiki post allowed groups ↩︎
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self wiki allowed groups ↩︎
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edit all topic groups ↩︎
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edit all post groups ↩︎
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max post deletions per day
max post deletions per minute ↩︎ -
delete all posts and topics allowed groups ↩︎
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delete all posts and topics allowed groups ↩︎
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delete all posts and topics allowed groups ↩︎
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allow anonymous posting
anonymous posting allowed groups ↩︎ -
shared drafts category
shared drafts allowed groups ↩︎ -
enable whispers
whispers allowed groups ↩︎ -
max likes per day
additonal likes per day multiplier
staff like weight ↩︎ -
allow uploaded avatars
automatically download gravatars ↩︎ -
profile background allowed groups ↩︎
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user card background allowed groups ↩︎
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ignore allowed groups ↩︎
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new user notice tl ↩︎
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returning user notice tl ↩︎
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tl3 links no follow ↩︎
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/c/lounge/edit/security
The lounge was removed from the default categories starting from v2.9.0.beta10, but is still available in previous versions. ↩︎ -
Make staff users more recognizable with customized avatars, posts, and mentions ↩︎
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max flags per day
additional flags per day multiplier
flag post allowed groups
allow flagging staff ↩︎ -
hidden post visible groups ↩︎
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high trust flaggers auto hide posts ↩︎
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num users to silence new user
silence new user sensitivity ↩︎ -
hide post sensitivity ↩︎
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personal message enabled groups
max personal messages per day ↩︎ -
invite allowed groups ↩︎
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invite allowed groups ↩︎
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send email messages allowed groups ↩︎
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edit all topic groups ↩︎
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enable page publishing ↩︎
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moderators manage categories and groups ↩︎
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moderators change post ownership ↩︎
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moderators view emails ↩︎
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chat allowed groups ↩︎
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chat allowed messages for other trust levels ↩︎
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direct message enabled groups ↩︎
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chat message flag allowed groups ↩︎
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accept all solutions allowed groups ↩︎
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vote limit ↩︎
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max category expert endorsements per day
additional category expert endorsements per day multiplier ↩︎ -
user notes moderators delete ↩︎
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saved searches allowed groups ↩︎
Last edited by @Moin 2024-07-12T13:41:45Z
Last checked by @hugh 2024-06-17T09:52:30Z
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