How do we control which usergroups can approve content in the approval queue? In particular, posts from new members? I can find no setting in System => Staff => Moderators, for example.

I'd like to create a new usergroup where the only added permission is the ability to approve posts/threads from new members. If this would also force allowing the new usergroup to view/approve the entire approval queue, this might be acceptable. I am at a loss to find a setting which controls this for existing moderators, but it surely must exist.

Edited June 15, 2025Jun 15 by Como

If new members can post only in a specific forum, you can setup a new moderator member (or group) allowed to moderate/approve posts only in that forum.

However, if new members can post in several forums, the approval queue will also show other unapproved posts. There is no way to specifically filter only posts made by members in a single group. 🤷‍♂️

40 minutes ago, teraßyte said:

If new members can post only in a specific forum, you can setup a new moderator member (or group) allowed to moderate/approve posts only in that forum.

However, if new members can post in several forums, the approval queue will also show other unapproved posts. There is no way to specifically filter only posts made by members in a single group. 🤷‍♂️

Hi @teraßyte. As I suspected. And it will be across all forums. But thank you for the suggestion. I can probably live with the new usergroup being able to approve other posts from established members too. I'll just need to frame it as a more formal, quasi-moderation role.

Having said that, how do I enable the ability to approve posts for a new usergroup? I cannot locate the setting for existing moderators.

Members->Staff->Moderators is where you would be looking. They would need the ability view, hide, and unhide content.

7 hours ago, Marc said:

Members->Staff->Moderators is where you would be looking. They would need the ability view, hide, and unhide content.

Ah. So there is no permission purely for approving posts!? I would need to enable a permission which would allow access to all hidden posts, of all types - yes?

15 minutes ago, Como said:

Ah. So there is no permission purely for approving posts!? I would need to enable a permission which would allow access to all hidden posts, of all types - yes?

Yes, for the areas which the moderator moderates. If it is specific to a forum, you would need to configure that in that area.

Just now, Jim M said:

Yes, for the areas which the moderator moderates. If it is specific to a forum, you would need to configure that in that area.

We don't force new members to post to a particular forum. So, yeah, all the general forums.

Thanks, Jim.

Just now, Como said:

We don't force new members to post to a particular forum. So, yeah, all the general forums.

Thanks, Jim.

This wouldn't be particular to the post which the user posts in but rather what the moderator has permission to moderate in. So if you only want certain moderators to have this functionality and they are global moderators then the answer is global but if for instance, you have moderators which control only a sub-set of forums that span your entirety then the answer would be on what they control.