I would like to restrict the reply to the topic only by Topic creator OR Moderator. how can I do that ?

[@anointed Participant 12 years, 2 months ago]

That ability is not built in, it is plugin territory, sounds more like a trouble ticket scenario than a forum setup. While the logic is not included within the templates, the logic does exist within WordPress itself, so it is possible to build yourself. You have all the needed filters and action hooks to pull it off.

[@sureshtmp-456 Participant 12 years, 1 month ago]

If possible, would you be able to point me to which filters/actions I need to use ? Also do I need to do programming or just playing with roles will work ?