The following is a table containing all the Developer Forum categories and their respected permissions.
- ✅ - Read, Reply, Create Topics
- 💬 - Read and Reply
- ⚠️ - Read
- ⛔️ - No Access
- Indicates the channel is locked from the public to some extent
Notice: Some of the colors below are hard or even impossible to read due to the wiki's theme. Selecting the middle of the color box will reveal the color if it's too hard to read.
| Name | Description | Type | Regular | Member | Non-Member |
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| Public Updates and Announcements → Updates #e2231a | Welcome the public category of the Developer Forum. This section is open to everyone and is intended to provide updates from the staff, tutorials from users, and general insight on the platform. | Category | |||
| Announcements #e2231a | This category is used by Roblox staff to send out public announcements and updates about new features, updates to policies, and other important events or changes that affect the development community. | Subcategory | |||
| Release Notes #191919 → #02b757 | Category for release notes on Roblox versions. | Subcategory | |||
| Developer Incident Reports #0088cc → #f68802 | Added on November 16, 2018. Sub-category for developers to find out about serious events which impact developer workflow or game stability. | Subcategory | |||
| Community #0024ff → #7d26cd | Added on January 23, 2018. This subcategory is used for public announcements concerning the Developer Community. | Subcategory | |||
| Learning Resources → Development Resources → Resources #f6b702 | The main goal of this category is to encourage developers to:
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Category | |||
| Roblox Tutorial Series #00a2ff | Looking for tutorials created by our education team at Roblox? In that case, you are in the right area of the forum for it! | Subcategory | |||
| Community Tutorials #ab9364 | Figured out how to do something that you think your peers on the DevForum and the public would find useful? Post step-by-step instructions in the Tutorials category! Be sure to detail and explain your steps as best you can and remember that not everyone has your particular set of skills. When possible, be sure to include images or videos to make your explanation as detailed as possible. | Subcategory | |||
| Community Resources #a3e2bd | Created or found content you wish to share with others? The Community Resources sub-category is meant for content which you have found useful, but doesn’t quite qualify as a tutorial. Here are a few examples of content you can post here:
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Subcategory | |||
| Development Support → Help and Feedback #99daff | The Development Support category is intended for “question and answer” style threads.
This includes questions ranging in difficulty from extremely basic to even the most technical of issues. |
Category | |||
| Scripting Support #d86868 | The Scripting Support sub-category is intended for all development support relating to programming on the Roblox platform. This includes questions ranging in difficulty from extremely basic to even the most technical of issues. | Subcategory | |||
| Code Review #f68802 | Looking for tips on how to improve your code? Request feedback here and gain valuable insight from other like-minded individuals. The Code Review category is intended to be a venue at which developers receive tips to improve already-working code they have created, or provide feedback to others. | Subcategory | |||
| Building Support #eeefdd→#3fc679 | The Building Support sub-category is intended for all development support relating to architecture on the Roblox platform. This includes questions ranging in difficulty from extremely basic to even the most technical of issues. | Subcategory | |||
| Art Design Support (Design Support until July 9, 2019[1]) #cccccc -> #00a2ff | The Design Support sub-category is intended for all development support relating to design such as graphics, composition, modelling, animating or UI on the Roblox platform. This includes questions ranging in difficulty from extremely basic to even the most technical of issues. | Subcategory | |||
| Game Design Support #7d26cd | Added on July 9, 2019. This is a support category for help on everything related to game design (such as level design, mechanics, game flow/loops, user experience (UX), narrative, or monetization) on the Roblox platform, from extremely basic to even the most technical of issues. | Subcategory | |||
| Development Discussion → Discussion #7d26cd
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For discussing all topics related to development and creation on the Roblox platform. | Category | |||
| Cool Creations #fd2843
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Cool Creations serves as a showcase for anything on Roblox. You can showcase your games, other peoples’ games, artwork, scripts, or other unique creations. It is also a means of receiving feedback! You can definitely use the category to ask for feedback from other developers. Remember to keep criticism constructive; nobody likes being told that their work isn’t up to your standards without reason! | Subcategory | |||
| Engineering Feedback → Roblox Surveys #f68802
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Category for engineers to seek developer feedback for new features not out to the public yet. | Subcategory | |||
| Platform Feedback #f68802 | Please post in one of the following sub-categories | Category | |||
| Developer Hub (Documentation Requests until July 25, 2019[2]) #ffd200 | Need help on a subject, but can’t find any existing tutorials on it? The Developer Hub Documentation Requests category is the right place to make that request! This category is used to request new content which you think would benefit a large audience of Developers. | Subcategory | |||
| Engine/Studio/Web/Mobile/Xbox Features (multiple colors) | This category is for feature requests pertaining to [the game engine/Roblox Studio/the Roblox website/ROBLOX's mobile client/the Roblox Xbox application]. Do not use this category for development discussion or bug reports. Avoid creating discussions. Use Discourse’s search feature to check that your request hasn’t already been posted. | Subcategory | |||
| Engine Bugs #32b5ff | The Engine Bugs category serves as a repository for bugs within the engine. Please use Discourse’s search feature to check that your bug hasn’t already been reported! When posting, please be as specific as you can and provide enough detail to reproduce the bug. | Subcategory | |||
| Studio Bugs #fd2843 | This category is for known bugs with Roblox Studio. Please use Discourse’s search feature to make sure that your bug hasn’t already been reported! If you need to report an exploit, please refer to the User Guide. When posting, please be as specific as you can and provide enough detail to reproduce the bug. | Subcategory | |||
| Web Bugs #02b757 | This category is dedicated to bugs found on the website. Please take advantage of Discourse’s search feature to make sure that your bug hasn’t already been reported! If you need to report an exploit, please refer to the Users Guide. When posting, please provide enough detail to reproduce the bug. | Subcategory | |||
| Mobile Bugs #7d26cd | This category is dedicated to bugs found on the Roblox mobile application. Please take advantage of Discourse’s search feature to make sure that your bug hasn’t already been reported! When posting, please provide enough detail to reproduce the bug. | Subcategory | |||
| Xbox Bugs #a3e2bd -> #757575 | This category is dedicated to bugs found on the Roblox Xbox application. Please take advantage of Discourse’s search feature to make sure that your bug hasn’t already been reported! When posting, please provide enough detail to reproduce the bug. | Subcategory | |||
| Asset Marketplace #6e5f41 | Added on July 19, 2019.[3] This category is where developers can put game assets for sale for other developers to buy.
Please do not put portfolios or recruitment requests in this category. This category should only be used for one-time offers for selling certain game assets or game maps. Please do not put up topics about selling anything that is not a game asset. |
Subcategory | |||
| Public - Collaboration → Collaboration #015227 | This category is for finding other users with skillsets that you may need for projects. You can also offer your own skills to collaborate with others. This category is not for discussion of projects. Think of it as a marketplace or matchmaker for developers and teams. | Category | |||
| Public - Recruitment → Recruitment #a3e2bd | This subcategory is designed for team leaders to seek developers for long-term partnerships or short-term contract work. Replies to these topics should be users who are interested in these team positions or contracted development. Conversation should take place through private messages. Topics in this subcategory will be automatically locked after 2 weeks of inactivity. This is to reduce the number of inactive offers. | Subcategory | |||
| Public - Portfolios → Portfolios #3fc679 | In this subcategory, you may post your own personal portfolio and showcase your skills and experience to other Developers. We highly suggest you post a portfolio when looking for work and review the portfolios of those you intend to hire! | Subcategory | |||
| Public Asset Marketplace → Asset Marketplace #00823d | Added on July 19, 2019.[3] This category is where developers can put game assets for sale for other developers to buy.
Please do not put portfolios or recruitment requests in this category. This category should only be used for one-time offers for selling certain game assets or game maps. Please do not put up topics about selling anything that is not a game asset. |
Subcategory | |||
| Private Recruitment #191919
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This category is where developers can post job offers for long-term partnerships or short-term contract work for the development of their projects, and where other developers can find work opportunities. | Subcategory | |||
| Lounge #00a2ff
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Off topic. Intelligent. Respectful. | Category | |||
| Off-Topic #99daff
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The Off-Topic sub-category is intended for all non Roblox related content that does not fit into any other category. | Subcategory | |||
| Roblox Discussion #32b5ff
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The Roblox Discussion sub-category is intended for all Roblox related content that does not fit into any other category. | Subcategory | |||
| Forum Feedback (Inception Forum until May 31, 2019[4]) #b8b8b8
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Inception Forum is for discussion of the forums themselves. Features, bugs, and issues concerning the community (e.g. bypassing 15-character requirement for titles) belong in this category. Be aware that anything you post in this category can be seen by all. If you have a problem with an individual user, you should flag them and tell staff what the problem is. Remember that the Inception Forum should only be used for the discussion of RBXDev. | Category | |||
| Moderation Review Requests #a41d36
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This forum is for questions about your recently moderated assets or content. For other moderation actions, hacked accounts, stolen games or other inquiries please submit a support ticket.
https://www.roblox.com/support. Report players violating the TOS with the “Report Abuse” feature. We can’t assist with accounts or assets that don’t belong to you. |
Category | |||
| Bulletin Board #e2231a → #a5603d | Share important content with your group or game communities. All content created in this section has the main goal of informing your communities, and as a result, threads are automatically locked. | Category | |||
| Updates Archives #f6b702
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An archive of Updates and Announcements from Roblox Staff. Only staff can create posts here. | Category |
International Categories
See Developer Forum/International
Removed Categories
See Developer Forum/Removed Categories
RDC 2019
References
- ↑ https://devforum.roblox.com/t/development-support-subcategories-have-been-reorganized/301675/2
- ↑ https://devforum.roblox.com/t/two-developer-forum-categories-renamed/316036
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://devforum.roblox.com/t/announcing-new-subcategory-for-selling-assets-in-public-collaboration/312755
- ↑ https://devforum.roblox.com/t/inception-forum-is-now-forum-feedback/286821