I am getting a 403 forbidden error on my new topic menu page403 Forbidden : You do not have permissions to start a new topic! Or you haven't created/published a top level category !You may not be able to visit this page because of:

1. an out-of-date bookmark/favourite
2. a search engine that has an out-of-date listing for this site
3. JERROR_LAYOUT_MIS_TYPED_ADDRESS
4. you have no access to this page
5. The requested resource was not found.
6. An error has occurred while processing your request.

I have check permissions and can not find where it specifies who can add a new topic.  I have created a top-level category, and it is the default for all users.  What have I missed?
 

Ok here is anyhow the trace log:

404 View not found [name, type, prefix]: category, html, site
404 Not Found : You do not have permissions to access this page.

You may not be able to visit this page because of:
    an out-of-date bookmark/favourite
    a search engine that has an out-of-date listing for this site
    a mistyped address
    you have no access to this page
    The requested resource was not found.
    An error has occurred while processing your request.

If difficulties persist, please contact the website administrator and report the error below.
2025-08-14T06:43:48+00:00    CRITICAL 213.67.111.244    error    Uncaught Throwable of type Exception thrown with message "View not found [name, type, prefix]: category, html, site". Stack trace: #0 [ROOT]/libraries/kunena/src/Controller/KunenaController.php(386): Joomla\CMS\MVC\Controller\BaseController->getView()
#1 [ROOT]/libraries/kunena/src/Controller/KunenaController.php(323): Kunena\Forum\Libraries\Controller\KunenaController->display()
#2 [ROOT]/libraries/kunena/src/Controller/KunenaController.php(226): Kunena\Forum\Libraries\Controller\KunenaController->executeTask()
#3 [ROOT]/components/com_kunena/src/Dispatcher/Dispatcher.php(108): Kunena\Forum\Libraries\Controller\KunenaController->execute()
#4 [ROOT]/libraries/src/Component/ComponentHelper.php(361): Kunena\Forum\Site\Dispatcher\Dispatcher->dispatch()
#5 [ROOT]/libraries/src/Application/SiteApplication.php(217): Joomla\CMS\Component\ComponentHelper::renderComponent()
#6 [ROOT]/libraries/src/Application/SiteApplication.php(271): Joomla\CMS\Application\SiteApplication->dispatch()
#7 [ROOT]/libraries/src/Application/CMSApplication.php(304): Joomla\CMS\Application\SiteApplication->doExecute()
#8 [ROOT]/includes/app.php(58): Joomla\CMS\Application\CMSApplication->execute()
#9 [ROOT]/index.php(32): require_once('...')
#10 {main}
2025-08-14T06:44:09+00:00    CRITICAL 213.67.111.244    error    Uncaught Throwable of type Joomla\CMS\Router\Exception\RouteNotFoundException thrown with message "Page not found". Stack trace: #0 [ROOT]/libraries/src/Application/SiteApplication.php(767): Joomla\CMS\Router\Router->parse()
#1 [ROOT]/libraries/src/Application/SiteApplication.php(243): Joomla\CMS\Application\SiteApplication->route()
#2 [ROOT]/libraries/src/Application/CMSApplication.php(304): Joomla\CMS\Application\SiteApplication->doExecute()
#3 [ROOT]/includes/app.php(58): Joomla\CMS\Application\CMSApplication->execute()
#4 [ROOT]/index.php(32): require_once('...')
#5 {main}

all my registered user get same message when trying to start new topic.  What setting have I missed403 Forbidden : You do not have permissions to start a new topic! Or you haven't created/published a top level category !You may not be able to visit this page because of:

1. an out-of-date bookmark/favorite
2. a search engine that has an out-of-date listing for this site
3. a mistyped address
4. you have no access to this page
5. The requested resource was not found.
6. An error has occurred while processing your request.

If difficulties persist, please contact the website administrator and report the error below.

https://www/transitioningdoula.com
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Hello,I am running into an issue with Kunena 6.4.3 on Joomla 5.3.1 where the "Access Level" dropdown is missing under the Category Permissions tab when setting up or editing a category.What I see ( gyazo.com/604c9d23d7bfa577c7a69ea0bc4e295d ):

• The dropdown for "Access Control Type" is present
• When I choose "Access Level", the expected "Access Level" field does not appear, or is not present

What I expect ( gyazo.com/9cf8c80379e5d36567ea1b3d0501efb3 ):

• When "Access Control Type" is set to Access Level, I should be able to choose from Public, Guest, Registered, etc.

Steps I have already taken:

• Verified permissions – I am logged in as a Super Administrator.
• Used  Aurelia- with overrides in place
• Checked database tables – All tables are intact, no corruption or anomalies.
• Cleared Joomla and browser cache
• Ran Kunena Diagnostic Tool – Everything passed multiple times
• Removed table overhead – Optimized all tables.
• Uninstalled and reinstalled Kunena – Chose the clean install with fresh database tables.
• Reconfirmed Aurelia template is default – (no idea why this would affect admin, but worth a try)
• Ran Kunena Diagnostic Tool again -  Decided to run it once more before posting all is good.

I am at a loss and unsure what else to try. This is currently blocking my ability to set category-level access properly. I also have a few smaller issues I will post separately, but this is the main one for now. Any help or direction is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and assistance.Best regards,
Sarr