# \#policy

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/policy/221.md

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## [Discourse Policy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-policy/88557)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-policy/88557 "2026-07-27T19:25:53Z")

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:discourse2: Summary Discourse Policy gives the ability to confirm your users have seen or done something, with optional reminders. :open\_book: Install Guide This plugin is bundled with Discourse core. Th…

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## ["This policy has no possible users" when set to private](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-policy-has-no-possible-users-when-set-to-private/365688)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 1:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-policy-has-no-possible-users-when-set-to-private/365688 "2025-06-23T01:13:21Z")

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A policy that is set to “Private” (Keep policy status private to administrators) will show “This policy has no possible users” in red to non-admins. Expected is that no such message would be shown.

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## [Policy reminder cannot be left empty](https://meta.discourse.org/t/policy-reminder-cannot-be-left-empty/365687)

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**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 5:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/policy-reminder-cannot-be-left-empty/365687 "2025-06-17T05:34:22Z")

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However, when the policy is created using the popup modal, it cannot be left empty. Attempting to manually remove the reminder by editing the bbCode and removing the reminder attribute does not work. Worse even, som…

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## [Dashboard Report - Unaccepted Policies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-report-unaccepted-policies/294432)

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**Author:** [@SaraDev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SaraDev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dashboard-report-unaccepted-policies/294432 "2024-02-06T22:30:24Z")

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This is an SQL version of the Dashboard Report for Unaccepted Policies. :discourse: This report requires the Discourse Policy plugin to be enabled. This dashboard report identifies topics with policies that have not…

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## [I can't display my policy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-display-my-policy/278709)

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**Author:** [@johackim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/johackim)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-display-my-policy/278709 "2023-09-14T15:43:20Z")

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Hello! :grinning\_face: I’ve installed the discourse-policy plugin, and it’s accessible at https://discourse.localhost/admin/plugins. However, I can’t display my policy: \[policy group=admins reminder=daily\] I accept th…

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## [People receiving reminders even though they've accepted the policy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/people-receiving-reminders-even-though-theyve-accepted-the-policy/268730)

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**Author:** [@albert\_vu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/albert_vu)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/people-receiving-reminders-even-though-theyve-accepted-the-policy/268730 "2023-07-05T05:16:35Z")

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Hi there, For my forum, I have set a policy in the topic below to only apply for TL0 users, however, a TL4 user complained that the policy kept nagging him to accept it, which is … weird? I am guessing that it is becau…

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## [Is it possible to disallow revoking agreement to certain policies?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-disallow-revoking-agreement-to-certain-policies/268732)

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**Author:** [@hiddenseal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hiddenseal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-disallow-revoking-agreement-to-certain-policies/268732 "2023-04-29T19:10:35Z")

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Is it possible to disallow revoking agreement to certain policies?

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## [Limit Policy creation to just staff?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-policy-creation-to-just-staff/268731)

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**Author:** [@albert\_vu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/albert_vu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 8:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/limit-policy-creation-to-just-staff/268731 "2023-03-31T08:17:39Z")

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Hi there, at the moment I’m seeing that TL0 can create policies as well. Is there a way to only limit the ability to create policies to staff or moderators?

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## [Discourse Policy plugin does not work with Terms of Service](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-policy-plugin-does-not-work-with-terms-of-service/257769)

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**Author:** [@markschmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markschmucker)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 7:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-policy-plugin-does-not-work-with-terms-of-service/257769 "2023-03-14T07:52:27Z")

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I want to add Discourse Policy tags to the Terms of Service at /tos. I click “Edit this page” and edit the post at /t/terms-of-service, adding the \[policy\] tags. I see the Accept Policy button and list of acceptors at th…

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## [Improving Discourse Policy for large groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-discourse-policy-for-large-groups/205593)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-discourse-policy-for-large-groups/205593 "2022-01-17T22:10:00Z")

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Continuing the conversation from Discourse Policy… The reason is the UI isn’t designed to display that many acceptor avatars. We have 1500 users who have accepted this policy and many avatars don’t show up.

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## [Policy Plugin: Monthly policy recurrence](https://meta.discourse.org/t/policy-plugin-monthly-policy-recurrence/163631)

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**Author:** [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2020, 11:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/policy-plugin-monthly-policy-recurrence/163631 "2020-09-14T11:35:07Z")

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Any chance we could get a monthly renewal on the same day? I’m looking for a reminder to file expense reports.
