Author
Patrick Bass Submitted
Jun 20, 2026 3:13pm Reviewed
Jun 20, 2026 3:13pm Summary
E4 conformance: per-forum trust-level requirements (post/link/view)
## Forum Administration
Manage forums and categories from the admin panel.
### Category Management
Categories are top-level containers. Access at `/admin/forums` or through forum settings.
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- **Create categories** — name, description, sort order
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- **Reorder** — drag categories to change display order
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- **Min role to view** — restrict entire categories to certain roles
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- **No-index** — hide categories from the forum directory (e.g., user walls)
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- **Allow user forums** — let members create forums in this category
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- **Create categories** with a name, description and sort order
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- **Reorder** by dragging categories into the display order you want
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- **Min role to view** restricts entire categories to certain roles
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- **No-index** hides categories from the forum directory (e.g., user walls)
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- **Allow user forums** lets members create forums in this category
### Forum Management
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- **Create forums** — name, slug, description, category assignment
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- **Edit** — modify name, description, settings
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- **Soft delete** — hide the forum (recoverable within 30 days)
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- **Restore** — bring back a soft-deleted forum
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- **Purge** — permanently delete (irreversible)
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- **Create forums** with a name, slug, description and category assignment
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- **Edit** changes the name, description and settings
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- **Soft delete** hides the forum (recoverable within 30 days)
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- **Restore** brings back a soft-deleted forum
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- **Purge** deletes permanently (irreversible)
### Per-Forum Settings
Each forum has a settings page at `/forums/{slug}/settings`:
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- **Visibility** — Public, Listed Private (preview only for non-members), Hidden
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- **Community style** — show cover banner, icon, member count, tabs
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- **Anonymous posting** — allow members to post without showing their identity
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- **Paid access** — charge for membership (monthly, yearly, or one-time)
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- **Brand color** — accent color for the forum
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- **Topic templates** — pre-fill the post body for Question, Announcement, and Showcase thread types
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- **Trust-level requirements** — set the minimum trust level a member needs to post in the forum, to post links, or to view the forum at all. Use these to slow new-account spam without closing the forum. Moderators and admins are exempt. See Trust Levels & Roles.
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- **Visibility** is Public, Listed Private (preview only for non-members) or Hidden
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- **Community style** shows the cover banner, icon, member count and tabs
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- **Anonymous posting** lets members post without showing their identity
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- **Paid access** charges for membership (monthly, yearly, or one-time)
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- **Brand color** sets the accent color for the forum
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- **Topic templates** pre-fill the post body for Question, Announcement, and Showcase thread types
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- **Trust-level requirements** set the minimum trust level a member needs to post in the forum, to post links, or to view the forum at all. Use these to slow new-account spam without closing the forum. Moderators and admins are exempt. See Trust Levels & Roles.
### Moderator Assignment
Assign moderators at `/admin/mod-assignments`:
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- **Forum moderator** — moderate a specific forum
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- **Category super-moderator** — moderate all forums in a category
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- **File moderator** — moderate a file exchange area
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- **Forum moderator** moderates a specific forum
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- **Category super-moderator** moderates all forums in a category
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- **File moderator** moderates a file exchange area
### AutoMod Rules
Per-forum automated moderation at `/forum/{slug}/mod/automod`:
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- **Pattern matching** — regex rules that match post content
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- **Actions** — auto-remove, flag for review, shadow-delete
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- **Testing** — dry-run rules against sample text before enabling
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- **Pattern matching** uses regex rules that match post content
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- **Actions** are auto-remove, flag for review and shadow-delete
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- **Testing** dry-runs rules against sample text before you enable them
Forum Administration
Manage forums and categories from the admin panel.
Category Management
Categories are top-level containers. Access at /admin/forums or through forum settings.
- Create categories — name, description, sort order
- Reorder — drag categories to change display order
- Min role to view — restrict entire categories to certain roles
- No-index — hide categories from the forum directory (e.g., user walls)
- Allow user forums — let members create forums in this category
Forum Management
- Create forums — name, slug, description, category assignment
- Edit — modify name, description, settings
- Soft delete — hide the forum (recoverable within 30 days)
- Restore — bring back a soft-deleted forum
- Purge — permanently delete (irreversible)
Per-Forum Settings
Each forum has a settings page at /forums/{slug}/settings:
- Visibility — Public, Listed Private (preview only for non-members), Hidden
- Community style — show cover banner, icon, member count, tabs
- Anonymous posting — allow members to post without showing their identity
- Paid access — charge for membership (monthly, yearly, or one-time)
- Brand color — accent color for the forum
- Topic templates — pre-fill the post body for Question, Announcement, and Showcase thread types
- Trust-level requirements — set the minimum trust level a member needs to post in the forum, to post links, or to view the forum at all. Use these to slow new-account spam without closing the forum. Moderators and admins are exempt. See Trust Levels & Roles.
Moderator Assignment
Assign moderators at /admin/mod-assignments:
- Forum moderator — moderate a specific forum
- Category super-moderator — moderate all forums in a category
- File moderator — moderate a file exchange area
AutoMod Rules
Per-forum automated moderation at /forum/{slug}/mod/automod:
- Pattern matching — regex rules that match post content
- Actions — auto-remove, flag for review, shadow-delete
- Testing — dry-run rules against sample text before enabling
## Forum Administration
Manage forums and categories from the admin panel.
### Category Management
Categories are top-level containers. Access at `/admin/forums` or through forum settings.
- **Create categories** — name, description, sort order
- **Reorder** — drag categories to change display order
- **Min role to view** — restrict entire categories to certain roles
- **No-index** — hide categories from the forum directory (e.g., user walls)
- **Allow user forums** — let members create forums in this category
### Forum Management
- **Create forums** — name, slug, description, category assignment
- **Edit** — modify name, description, settings
- **Soft delete** — hide the forum (recoverable within 30 days)
- **Restore** — bring back a soft-deleted forum
- **Purge** — permanently delete (irreversible)
### Per-Forum Settings
Each forum has a settings page at `/forums/{slug}/settings`:
- **Visibility** — Public, Listed Private (preview only for non-members), Hidden
- **Community style** — show cover banner, icon, member count, tabs
- **Anonymous posting** — allow members to post without showing their identity
- **Paid access** — charge for membership (monthly, yearly, or one-time)
- **Brand color** — accent color for the forum
- **Topic templates** — pre-fill the post body for Question, Announcement, and Showcase thread types
- **Trust-level requirements** — set the minimum trust level a member needs to post in the forum, to post links, or to view the forum at all. Use these to slow new-account spam without closing the forum. Moderators and admins are exempt. See Trust Levels & Roles.
### Moderator Assignment
Assign moderators at `/admin/mod-assignments`:
- **Forum moderator** — moderate a specific forum
- **Category super-moderator** — moderate all forums in a category
- **File moderator** — moderate a file exchange area
### AutoMod Rules
Per-forum automated moderation at `/forum/{slug}/mod/automod`:
- **Pattern matching** — regex rules that match post content
- **Actions** — auto-remove, flag for review, shadow-delete
- **Testing** — dry-run rules against sample text before enabling
