Trust Level 0 – New
By default, all new users start out at trust level 0, meaning trust has yet to be earned. These are visitors who just created an account, and are still learning the community norms and the way your community works. New users’ abilities are restricted for safety – both theirs and yours.
(We also want to hide any “advanced” functionality from new users to make the UI less confusing for them as they gain more experience.)
Users at trust level 0 cannot …
Send personal messages to other users“Reply as new topic” via Link button (UI removed)Flag postsPost more than 1 imagePost any attachmentsPost more than 2 hyperlinks in a postHave actual links in the ‘about me’ field of their profile (will be silently and temporarily converted to plain text)Mention more than 2 users in a postPost more than 3 topicsPost more than 10 repliesEdit their own posts after more than 24 hours
Admins can change these limitations by searching for newuser and first_day in site settings.
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Trust Level 1 – Basic
At Discourse, we believe reading is the most fundamental and healthy action in any community. If a new user is willing to spend a little time reading, they will quickly be promoted to the first trust level.
Get to trust level 1 by…
Entering at least 5 topicsReading at least 30 postsSpend a total of 10 minutes reading posts
Users at trust level 1 can…
Use all core Discourse functions; all new user restrictions are removedSend PMsUpload images and attachments if enabledEdit wiki postsFlag postsMute other users
Admins can change these thresholds by searching for tl1 in site settings.
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Trust Level 2 – Member
Members keep coming back to your community over a series of weeks; they have not only read, but actively participated long and consistently enough to be trusted with full citizenship.
Get to trust level 2 by…
Visiting at least 15 days, not sequentiallyCasting at least 1 likeReceiving at least 1 likeReplying to at least 3 different topicsEntering at least 20 topicsReading at least 100 postsSpend a total of 60 minutes reading posts
Users at trust level 2 can…
Use the “Invite others to this topic” button for one-click onboarding of new users to participate in topicsInvite outside users to PMs making a group PMDaily like, edit, and flag limits increased by 1.5×Ignore other usersEdit their own posts for up to 30 days after posting
Admins can change these thresholds by searching for tl2 in site settings.
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Trust Level 3 – Regular
Regulars are the backbone of your community, the most active readers and reliable contributors over a period of months, even years. Because they’re always around, they can be further trusted to help tidy up and organize the community.
To get to trust level 3, in the last 100 days…
Must have visited at least 50% of daysMust have replied to at least 10 different non-PM topicsOf topics created in the last 100 days, must have viewed 25% (capped at 500)Of posts created in the last 100 days, must have read 25% (capped at 20k)Must have received 20 likes, and given 30 likes.*Must not have received more than 5 spam or offensive flags (with unique posts and unique users for each, confirmed by a moderator)Must not have been suspended or silenced in the last 6 months
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Trust Level 4 – Leader
Leaders are regulars who have been around forever and seen everything. They set a positive example for the community through their actions and their posts. If you need advice, these are the folks you turn to first, and they’ve earned the highest level of community trust, such that they are almost moderators within the community already.
Get to trust level 4 by…
Manual promotion by staff only(Possibly via a to-be-developed election system in the future)
Users at trust level 4 can…
Edit all postsPin/unpin topicClose topicsArchive topicsMake topics unlistedSplit and merge topicsReset topic bump dateDaily like, edit, and flag limits increased by 3×Any TL4 flag cast on any post immediately takes effect and hides the target postCan send personal messages to an email address
JUST ENJOY LEAVENING TOGETHER GUYS:smiling_face_with_three_hearts:
