# \#pinned-topics **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/pinned-topics/736.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Can no longer create global banners from restricted categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-no-longer-create-global-banners-from-restricted-categories/398306)
**Author:** [@Discoursenaut](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discoursenaut)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-no-longer-create-global-banners-from-restricted-categories/398306 "2026-04-16T17:06:27Z")
Hey all, just noticed today that we can no longer do the following for restricted categories: Wrench \> Pin Topic \> Make Banner Topic How is everyone else managing their templates for banners they reuse? I’m not unders… --- ## [I just upgraded to the latest tag, and lost banner topic!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-upgraded-to-the-latest-tag-and-lost-banner-topic/398976)
**Author:** [@hellekin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hellekin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-just-upgraded-to-the-latest-tag-and-lost-banner-topic/398976 "2026-04-12T14:34:27Z")
At commit cfc1ce28054d64d26808545fa5e69660a234c530, I do not have a visible banner topic anymore. The topic remains pinned but I don’t have the option to unpin it since ‘banner topic’ does not appear anymore: --- ## [How to Unpin this Topic from Banner Area](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-unpin-this-topic-from-banner-area/399702)
**Author:** [@StreakAi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/StreakAi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-unpin-this-topic-from-banner-area/399702 "2026-04-01T13:50:06Z")
Hi All, Can someone confirm if this is the Banner Area? The blue ribbon. I tried multiple times going into Pin Topic \> Clicking Remove Banner button. But this permanently stays. Im not able to remove or replace with a… --- ## [Disable the ability to unpin a topic by clicking on the toggle (pin icon)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-the-ability-to-unpin-a-topic-by-clicking-on-the-toggle-pin-icon/393585)
**Author:** [@Denis\_Advert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Denis_Advert)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-the-ability-to-unpin-a-topic-by-clicking-on-the-toggle-pin-icon/393585 "2026-01-16T01:14:41Z")
Maybe someone will need it Simply insert the code into the theme component, in the CSS section Don’t forget to connect the component to your theme a.pin-toggle-button { pointer-events: none !important; cursor: not-a… --- ## [Pinned topics excerpt not in right language while switching locale](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topics-excerpt-not-in-right-language-while-switching-locale/392227)
**Author:** [@m\_terenui](https://meta.discourse.org/u/m_terenui)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topics-excerpt-not-in-right-language-while-switching-locale/392227 "2025-12-27T12:49:53Z")
Hello everyone, I have recently discovered Discourse and have setup a self-hosted instance. Everything works well and wanted to thank all of you for building such powerful and great platform. As part of my desire to bu… --- ## [Where are the pinned topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-are-the-pinned-topics/337229)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-are-the-pinned-topics/337229 "2025-09-25T14:04:04Z")
I noticed the globally pinned New to Discourse? Start here! does not appear at the top of /latest anymore. I first thought that I maybe accidentally unpinned it, but it’s still pinned and I also checked whether i… --- ## [Profile picture next to pinned topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-picture-next-to-pinned-topics/217524)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-picture-next-to-pinned-topics/217524 "2022-02-08T21:52:55Z")
The profile picture shown on mobile next to the preview of the pinned topic creates the impression that this person wrote what is shown in the preview. I think it’s misleading to show the one, who posted last next to… --- ## [Allowing Leader pin as banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-leader-pin-as-banner/373584)
**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-leader-pin-as-banner/373584 "2025-07-12T14:38:14Z")
as a leader of a forum I noticed that we can’t pin as a banner topic and as a forum admin on the same forum now I wanted to see how can I allow them to pin as banner topic additionally I also want to know if I can make … --- ## [Pin more than one topic globally](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pin-more-than-one-topic-globally/366271)
**Author:** [@Andrew15-5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andrew15-5)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pin-more-than-one-topic-globally/366271 "2025-05-30T04:54:08Z")
Hello. I would like to pin multiple topics globally, but it appears that it’s not possible right now. Can this be added? For example, one topic can be a default “welcome” topic, and another could be related specifically… --- ## [Help me find that banner message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-me-find-that-banner-message/363693)
**Author:** [@pyc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pyc)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 6:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-me-find-that-banner-message/363693 "2025-04-28T06:11:55Z")
By this time, I’m “chopping my hair off” :)) So I can’t find where that banner message is edited? I know I edited it once, made it to be in the form of banner, but I just cannot find it in settings right now. Thank you… --- ## [How restrict access to button pin/unpin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-restrict-access-to-button-pin-unpin/348498)
**Author:** [@HeadShot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HeadShot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-restrict-access-to-button-pin-unpin/348498 "2025-01-22T23:49:42Z")
i try this code in header document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() { setTimeout(() =\> { let userTrustLevel = parseInt(Discourse.User.current().trust\_level); if (userTrustLeve… --- ## [Level1 able to pin/unpin topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/level1-able-to-pin-unpin-topic/321282)
**Author:** [@Jaskaran](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jaskaran)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/level1-able-to-pin-unpin-topic/321282 "2025-01-22T22:02:10Z")
In my site User of level1 is also able to pin and unpin . I saw in this only t4 ,moderator and admin are allowed to pin/unpin here Trust Level Permissions Reference - Documentation / Using Discourse - Discourse Meta . C… --- ## [Pin icons in topic list now wrongly triggers consecutive unpin and re-pin actions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pin-icons-in-topic-list-now-wrongly-triggers-consecutive-unpin-and-re-pin-actions/342868)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pin-icons-in-topic-list-now-wrongly-triggers-consecutive-unpin-and-re-pin-actions/342868 "2024-12-18T14:48:39Z")
Clicking the pin icon no longer switches between pinning and unpinning. Instead, it triggers both actions: unpin and re-pin consecutively. Reproduction steps: Click the pin icon next to a topic’s title in the topic … --- ## [Access to the pinned opening banner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-to-the-pinned-opening-banner/340555)
**Author:** [@Wildweasel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wildweasel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/access-to-the-pinned-opening-banner/340555 "2024-12-05T04:04:47Z")
Hello, I forgot the way to change the message into the pinned opening banner as below I’m the admin of the website Libertysim.net - Simulation Aérienne Spatiale - Space Flight simulation That might be something tri… --- ## [Pining topics hides the original author](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pining-topics-hides-the-original-author/335367)
**Author:** [@elopio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elopio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pining-topics-hides-the-original-author/335367 "2024-11-09T18:47:45Z")
These days I’m actively curating the topics on our discourse to help with discoverability, so I’m marking the main content written by my team as pinned globally. When I do that, my head appears on all the topics in the f… --- ## [Separating Pinned Topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separating-pinned-topics/322567)
**Author:** [@Terise](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Terise)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/separating-pinned-topics/322567 "2024-09-01T20:12:16Z")
Hello! I’m not exactly sure how to go about doing this and was looking for a bit of assistance. Basically, I’d like to have visual separation between the pinned topics and regular topics. This would be for a game studi… --- ## [How do i turn of unpin/pin option for my forum users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-turn-of-unpin-pin-option-for-my-forum-users/321312)
**Author:** [@hmmmnotsure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hmmmnotsure)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-turn-of-unpin-pin-option-for-my-forum-users/321312 "2024-08-12T21:29:05Z")
i have started a small, new forums. i would like to turn off unpin/pin option for users. i want only admins to have access to that. is there a way to make it happen? thank you in advance. --- ## [Pinned Topic -- How Do We Always Keep it Pinned?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topic-how-do-we-always-keep-it-pinned/46369)
**Author:** [@JMichaelTX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JMichaelTX)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinned-topic-how-do-we-always-keep-it-pinned/46369 "2024-06-21T11:02:16Z")
Currently, after the user views the topic list with a pinned topic, it is no longer pinned for that user. Is there a way to always keep it pinned? --- ## [Reset pinned topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-pinned-topics/301289)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_DC](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_DC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 5:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reset-pinned-topics/301289 "2024-03-28T05:32:38Z")
Hi :slight\_smile: After having uncheck automatically unpin topics ..., is there a way to reset pinned topics? --- ## [Unpin a topic with API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unpin-a-topic-with-api/296001)
**Author:** [@fbpbdmin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fbpbdmin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unpin-a-topic-with-api/296001 "2024-02-20T05:41:05Z")
hey, wonder if could unpin a topic with API call ? this one has no status to be set as unpinned. thanks --- ## [Cannot remove global pinned topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-remove-global-pinned-topic/268061)
**Author:** [@Jason\_Harding](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jason_Harding)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-remove-global-pinned-topic/268061 "2023-06-12T16:53:19Z")
We were having a software issue on our forum and we had to do an update. I created a thread and posted in it that full functionality has been restored. I pinned that post globally so it would pop for everyone on the fo… --- ## [Unpin Restrictions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unpin-restrictions/101393)
**Author:** [@Kankuro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kankuro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unpin-restrictions/101393 "2021-02-10T17:30:24Z")
Is there any way to prevent regular users from unpinning topics? I’m well aware that many forums abuse the usage of pins, which is probably why Discourse allows members to unpin, but I only wish to pin the most important…