# \#review-queue **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/review-queue/538.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [A new review queue layout with all new features](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-new-review-queue-layout-with-all-new-features/388194)
**Author:** [@hugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hugh)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-new-review-queue-layout-with-all-new-features/388194 "2026-09-20T07:40:49Z")
We’re excited to announce some valuable improvements to the review queue and Discourse’s moderation tools. These are available behind an experimental feature flag that can be enabled on any Discourse site - read below fo… --- ## [Moderation yes button after suspending user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-yes-button-after-suspending-user/411693)
**Author:** [@sterretje](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sterretje)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-yes-button-after-suspending-user/411693 "2026-09-15T10:45:18Z")
Good day Flag: user needs approval. After suspending a user due to spam there is nowadays a “yes” button remaining. This change seems to have happened with GitHub - discourse/discourse at 5b61a1d4496d9ea51fcd6fd79f… --- ## [Flags can't be edited after they have been used](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flags-cant-be-edited-after-they-have-been-used/329911)
**Author:** [@thoka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thoka)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flags-cant-be-edited-after-they-have-been-used/329911 "2026-09-14T10:31:50Z")
Currently, flags are not allowed to be edited after creation. I understand that it should not be possible to delete them or change their meaning, after they have been used. Is the editing of custom flags planned but n… --- ## [Suspend or silence users directly from the review queue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspend-or-silence-users-directly-from-the-review-queue/410892)
**Author:** [@rishabh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspend-or-silence-users-directly-from-the-review-queue/410892 "2026-08-25T13:41:52Z")
Staff can now suspend or silence a user directly from the review queue, for both “User Needs Approval” and “queued-post” reviewables. The new Suspend user and Silence user options use the same modal already available in… --- ## [Moderation UI: Too Easy to Delete a Valid User](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-ui-too-easy-to-delete-a-valid-user/390533)
**Author:** [@kscottz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kscottz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-ui-too-easy-to-delete-a-valid-user/390533 "2026-08-14T14:31:48Z")
On multiple occasions someone from our moderation team has accidentally clicked the “Delete User” button when they intended to press the “Discard Post” button in the post review dialog. The “Delete User” and “Delete a… --- ## [Moderation: Avoid Yes/No actions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-avoid-yes-no-actions/409773)
**Author:** [@LWinterberg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LWinterberg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 9:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moderation-avoid-yes-no-actions/409773 "2026-08-11T09:50:08Z")
Yes/No actions require the user to parse the full question and how it maps onto the actions provided. This significantly slows things down, especially if similar questions are asked in rapid succession – which is exactly… --- ## [Category Moderators may receive incorrect number of pending reviews](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-moderators-may-receive-incorrect-number-of-pending-reviews/409494)
**Author:** [@small-lovely-cat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/small-lovely-cat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-moderators-may-receive-incorrect-number-of-pending-reviews/409494 "2026-08-07T02:33:01Z")
This bug maybe related to the poll (notification push), when staffs deal with a review, it will push a notification containing the number of pending reviews remain to all the moderators. However, category moderators can… --- ## [Profile spam: Option to delete account and block email but not the IP address](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-spam-option-to-delete-account-and-block-email-but-not-the-ip-address/257972)
**Author:** [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-spam-option-to-delete-account-and-block-email-but-not-the-ip-address/257972 "2026-08-06T09:30:54Z")
Carried over from A suggestion for improvement in the case of user profile spammers in the review queue: I would appreciate an option to delete the account and block the email but not the IP address, since they often u… --- ## [Wrong join date and post count in reviewable insights](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-join-date-and-post-count-in-reviewable-insights/391232)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-join-date-and-post-count-in-reviewable-insights/391232 "2026-08-05T15:22:28Z")
Steps to reproduce: Enable Reviewable UI refresh at least for the admin group. Use an admin user that was created a while ago and has a few posts. Flag one of your posts. Check the insights tab on the reviewable. Expe… --- ## [Grace period edits bypass \`skip\_review\_media\_groups\` media review](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grace-period-edits-bypass-skip-review-media-groups-media-review/408899)
**Author:** [@Editor0732](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Editor0732)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 8:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grace-period-edits-bypass-skip-review-media-groups-media-review/408899 "2026-08-04T08:36:46Z")
Summary The “review media” check (skip\_review\_media\_groups site setting) is only enforced at post creation time, in NewPostManager. Edits go through PostRevisor, which never runs the media check. A user can therefore p… --- ## [What happened to claiming reviewables?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happened-to-claiming-reviewables/409099)
**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 4:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happened-to-claiming-reviewables/409099 "2026-08-03T04:50:06Z")
I don’t see the ability to claim flags on my site anymore: Why is that? This feature was relatively useful for us and it appears to have been removed unfortunately. I’d love to be able to have it back. --- ## [Suspend from Review Queue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspend-from-review-queue/225660)
**Author:** [@davemaxwell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davemaxwell)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 8:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspend-from-review-queue/225660 "2026-07-31T08:14:21Z")
Would it be possible to add the ability to add the ability to silence/suspend users from the review queue? We get a decent amount of spam traffic from sites because our community has been posted on those SEO forums as o… --- ## [Add "Suspend" action to review resolution options for "User Needs Approval" flags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-suspend-action-to-review-resolution-options-for-user-needs-approval-flags/408891)
**Author:** [@per1234](https://meta.discourse.org/u/per1234)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-suspend-action-to-review-resolution-options-for-user-needs-approval-flags/408891 "2026-07-31T08:13:39Z")
Feature description: A common spam operation is to create user accounts which contain promotional content in the profile (typically a link, but may be the bio as well). Discourse has an “Approve suspect users” system th… --- ## [Media review is bypassed when image\_sizes is empty](https://meta.discourse.org/t/media-review-is-bypassed-when-image-sizes-is-empty/408608)
**Author:** [@Editor0732](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Editor0732)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/media-review-is-bypassed-when-image-sizes-is-empty/408608 "2026-07-28T04:43:13Z")
This bug is about the Skip review media groups setting. When posting an image from mobile, the image upload succeeds and the post body correctly contains an image reference (for example, ). However, the subsequent POST… --- ## [FIX: Make edit history viewable for category moderators in the certain catergory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-make-edit-history-viewable-for-category-moderators-in-the-certain-catergory/393037)
**Author:** [@small-lovely-cat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/small-lovely-cat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-make-edit-history-viewable-for-category-moderators-in-the-certain-catergory/393037 "2026-07-21T14:16:37Z")
When category moderators use review panel and encounters an edited topic/post, the clicking on the edit-history button will result in a dialog showing invalid\_access. This commit allows category moderators to view th… --- ## [FIX: Prevent resurrection of approved queued reviewables when reusing flagged reviewables for the same target](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-prevent-resurrection-of-approved-queued-reviewables-when-reusing-flagged-reviewables-for-the-same-target/407852)
**Author:** [@small-lovely-cat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/small-lovely-cat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-prevent-resurrection-of-approved-queued-reviewables-when-reusing-flagged-reviewables-for-the-same-target/407852 "2026-07-21T01:58:45Z")
For these steps: Set a watched word. A user triggered watched word, and the topic fall into the reviewables. A staff approved the topic. The topic is flagged by a user. Then the original reviewables of “Approving this… --- ## [Reported image from a chat message is never shown to moderators in the review queue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reported-image-from-a-chat-message-is-never-shown-to-moderators-in-the-review-queue/407299)
**Author:** [@Luna\_Mora](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Luna_Mora)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reported-image-from-a-chat-message-is-never-shown-to-moderators-in-the-review-queue/407299 "2026-07-15T14:56:30Z")
This is a pretty impactful bug we’ve run into during our beta test, I’ve seen topics about this but they all seem \>3 years old, so unsure if this is currently on the radar. When a chat message containing an uploaded ima… --- ## [Add setting to not show flag notification to admins who are not moderators](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-setting-to-not-show-flag-notification-to-admins-who-are-not-moderators/383964)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-setting-to-not-show-flag-notification-to-admins-who-are-not-moderators/383964 "2026-07-09T17:12:15Z")
It is possible to be an admin of a Discourse site and not be a moderator. As admin, you may be very active on the site for reasons other than moderating. In this case you will not want to be notified about flags. My sug… --- ## [Inconsistent meaning of Yes/No actions in the review queue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-meaning-of-yes-no-actions-in-the-review-queue/404418)
**Author:** [@sableraph](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sableraph)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inconsistent-meaning-of-yes-no-actions-in-the-review-queue/404418 "2026-06-04T17:59:41Z")
I love the new unified review queue but I noticed a slightly confusing UX pattern when processing a lot of items in a row. You might review several flagged posts that ask “Is this post spam?” where clicking Yes means ta… --- ## [Can category moderators be prevented from reviewing flags on their own posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-category-moderators-be-prevented-from-reviewing-flags-on-their-own-posts/403661)
**Author:** [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-category-moderators-be-prevented-from-reviewing-flags-on-their-own-posts/403661 "2026-05-24T14:26:23Z")
I’m trying to understand the intended behaviour and available flexibility around category moderators and the review queue. From previous Meta posts, my understanding is that category moderators can review flags in categ… --- ## [Suggestion Multi flag](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-multi-flag/402928)
**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-multi-flag/402928 "2026-05-14T01:17:54Z")
Hello, I have an idea for flagging. Suppose your reading a post and you come across five different reply to that post that are say spam or off topic. well it would be annoyin to just press the :black\_flag: over and ove… --- ## [Allow the ability to Edit post on rejection](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-the-ability-to-edit-post-on-rejection/373992)
**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-the-ability-to-edit-post-on-rejection/373992 "2026-05-06T02:50:05Z")
When your post gets rejected by a staff this is the message that is shown Hi \[user\], We’ve reviewed your new topic titled “\[topic titles\]” and have some feedback for you. Reason: N/a Feedback: This is what it shows … --- ## [Several improvements could be done on the mobile reviewable pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/several-improvements-could-be-done-on-the-mobile-reviewable-pages/401041)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/several-improvements-could-be-done-on-the-mobile-reviewable-pages/401041 "2026-04-20T17:29:42Z")
The elements in the “header” are not aligned: “Post flagged as spam”, , “Flag approved”, “2h” There are a lot of discrepancies in the CSS used here. The container .review-item\_\_header has a defined align rule: ali… --- ## [Group Review Queue Items](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-review-queue-items/400783)
**Author:** [@noahl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/noahl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-review-queue-items/400783 "2026-04-16T11:45:53Z")
Hey! Let me tell a story (that happened about 5 mins ago :sweat\_smile:) - which better UX within the review queue would likely have helped avoid. We had 12 items in the queue, and as usual I work through them in the ord… --- ## [Custom review queue help links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-review-queue-help-links/400700)
**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-review-queue-help-links/400700 "2026-04-15T14:41:08Z")
i wasn’t sure if i should post this in UX or feature… When an admin adds a link to the Moderator guide topic setting, one would expect it to replace the existing one that goes to the out of date meta topic called Modera… --- ## [IP info is not updated when you switch to a different reviewable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-info-is-not-updated-when-you-switch-to-a-different-reviewable/391230)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-info-is-not-updated-when-you-switch-to-a-different-reviewable/391230 "2026-04-14T22:56:46Z")
I noticed wrong IP information in the review queue. To me, it seems this is not always updated when I switch from one flagged post to another. Repro steps from the video below: Enable Reviewable UI refresh at least fo… --- ## [Where is the flag scoring link in the review queue?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-the-flag-scoring-link-in-the-review-queue/400602)
**Author:** [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-is-the-flag-scoring-link-in-the-review-queue/400602 "2026-04-14T13:58:23Z")
Can some kind person point me to where the flag scoring link is in the review queue? i cannot find the scoring ? icon any more. or is there now another way to see flag scoring? i don’t see it in the insights tab either… --- ## [System flagged old posts as spam?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-flagged-old-posts-as-spam/400369)
**Author:** [@one1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/one1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/system-flagged-old-posts-as-spam/400369 "2026-04-10T03:24:59Z")
Within about three minutes, 10 old posts (between 2021 and 2024) all got flagged by the system. Seven were from a TL0 user (they have been locked there) Here is what is strange: All 10 are old posts, two of them are … --- ## [Auto-resolving flags on deleted posts: am I missing something?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-resolving-flags-on-deleted-posts-am-i-missing-something/392236)
**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-resolving-flags-on-deleted-posts-am-i-missing-something/392236 "2026-04-07T16:36:38Z")
I have a question about the recent change where flagged posts that are deleted by the author are automatically marked as resolved without a staff member reviewing them. I hope I’m misunderstanding something about how thi… --- ## [After reviewing a post, a duplicate appears in the moderation queue displaying "User deleted"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/399762)
**Author:** [@xwj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xwj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/399762 "2026-04-02T03:39:55Z")
After a post with attachments enters the moderation queue, a duplicate moderation message marked "User deleted" is automatically generated each time moderation is completed. Is this a bug or expected behavior? [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/tag/review-queue/538.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=review-queue)