Hi Creators,
As part of our ongoing commitment to keeping Roblox Communities safe, civil, and engaging, we’re excited to share a couple new features, plus some additional improvements you may appreciate.
Category Permissions
You can now set role permissions per category in Forums.
This means you can now give certain roles different posting or management permissions for specific categories. It’s perfect for organizing different types of discussions and giving trusted members more control in certain areas.
To get started, go to Configure Community > Forums and expand a category to find the new Roles section.
Category-level permissions overrule global permissions, allowing creators to grant unique access or posting rules in specific categories.
Slow Mode
Keep conversations thoughtful and easy to follow with the new Slow Mode setting.
When enabled, Slow Mode limits how often members can post or comment in your forums. Users who post too quickly will see a short message showing how long they need to wait before posting again.
You can find this feature under Configure Community > Content Moderation and select from four options:
- Disabled (Default) — Standard posting limits.
- Slow — 1 forum post every 2 minutes, 2 forum comments per minute.
- Slower — 1 forum post every 5 minutes, 1 forum comment per minute.
- Slowest — 1 forum post every 10 minutes, 1 forum comment every 2 minutes.
Members with the Bypass Slow Mode permission are not affected, so owners and their moderators can still post at the standard rate.
Account Age Join Requirement
We heard your feedback following the release of Verification Level for Community Join Requirements, and we’ve added Account Age as an option to give you more flexibility.
Account Age lets you set a minimum number of days an account must exist before it can join your community. This can help reduce spam and create more trusted participation.
You can find this feature under Configure Community > Settings > Join Requirements.
Account Age launches with the following options:
- No Restriction (Default)
- 1 Day
- 3 Days
- 7 Days
- 30 Days
- 90 Days
Current members are not affected. This setting only applies to new join requests.
Lock My Post Permission
All users can now lock their own forum posts without needing a special permission.
To lock your post, click the ⋯ icon in the corner of your post and select Lock Post to disable new comments and replies.
Only the post’s author can unlock it later. Moderators and members with the appropriate permissions can still delete locked posts if needed.
Each of these updates are a result of direct feedback from this community. Your input helps shape how Roblox Communities evolve, so keep sharing your ideas and suggestions. Thank you!
FAQs
What happens to existing Community members if I set an account age requirement?
- Nothing changes for current members. It only affects new joins and join requests.
Do roles need to have global forum permissions for category-level permissions to work?
- No, you can assign category permissions even if the role has no global permissions, and vice versa.
What happens to comments on posts locked by their author?
- They can still be read, reacted to, and deleted, but cannot be edited or replied to.
