Appoint users who can moderate every forum inside a specific category.
Where: /admin/category-mods
Authority scope: a super-mod of category X can:
- Moderate every forum in X (lock/pin/delete posts, ban users, edit descriptions, escalate)
- Manage private communities in X (invite/approve/remove members, branding, settings)
- Cannot act on forums in categories they're not a super-mod of — helpers include
CategoryModerator::isSuperModForForum($userId, $forumId)which enforces this at the authority-check level.
Assigning:
- Click Assign super-mod.
- Pick a category and a user.
- Save — the user gets a notification and new badge shows on their profile posts in that category.
Removing: click Remove next to the assignment.
When to use: a user who's already an experienced moderator on several forums in the category and is willing to take on more scope. Reduces per-forum-admin overhead.
