{"id":92685,"date":"2025-12-11T08:45:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T16:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/github.blog\/changelog\/2025-12-04-post-as-admin-now-available-in-github-discussions"},"modified":"2025-12-11T11:43:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T19:43:19","slug":"post-as-admin-now-available-in-github-discussions","status":"publish","type":[3521],"link":"https:\/\/github.blog\/changelog\/2025-12-11-post-as-admin-now-available-in-github-discussions","title":{"rendered":"Post as Admin now available in GitHub Discussions"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Repository administrators can now post and comment in GitHub Discussions using an &ldquo;Admin&rdquo; badge to distinguish official responses from personal contributions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Screenshot of a discussion forum interface showing the 'Start a new discussion' page with a dropdown menu to select between posting as the user or 'Admin', demonstrating the new admin alias feature.\" src=\"https:\/\/github.com\/user-attachments\/assets\/d49e253b-f4f9-43cc-a37e-3ee6f2a7176d\"><\/p>\n<p>The option to post as <strong>Admin<\/strong> appears when creating discussions or adding comments. This allows administrators to choose when their response represents official repository guidance. This helps community members easily identify authoritative answers while maintainers retain the flexibility to personally participate in conversations. 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