Some posts are prepped in a work-in-progress category that others can still read and unleashed when ready. They are let out of their cage by moving them to another category. However, doing so makes them appear like an old, read post. Is there a way to make them appear like new posts that others would be interested in reading (other than copying and pasting into a new post)?

Yes - you can change the timestamp of any topic. Use the wrench on the right or below the post for topic admin actions. [38%20PM]

other options are to use our scheduled post feature: [image] Scheduling topics for future publication Site Management bookmark This guide explains how to use topic timers to schedule a topic for future publication in Discourse. Discourse allows you to create topics and schedule them for publication at a later date using topic timers. This feature is available to staff (admins and moderators) as well as trust level 4 users. To schedule a topic for future publication: Create a new topic in a private category, as a private message, or as an unlisted topic Set a topic timer for publishing Choose the publica… or use shared drafts: [image] Shared Drafts: Allow staff to collaborate on posts before publishing megaphoneAnnouncements I’ve recently merged a new feature into Discourse called Shared Drafts. The feature is meant for forums where staff members want to work on drafts together before publishing them. How to Enable Go into your site’s settings and designate a category as shared drafts category: [Screenshot 2023-07-17 at 7.29.25 PM] You can use the staff category that comes with Discourse to do this, or you can use a new category if you prefer. Make sure that the category is restricted to those who want to view a…

I like the shared draft feature but it looks to be exclusive to the staff group.

You can set the date to be when you make the post public. Consider it an unpublished draft until then.

I’m going to try this. Thanks.

Didn’t work. The post shows up as if it’s been read. At least to me. To be clear, the post was in one category I moved it to another category and then changed the timestamp (to the current day).

[image] mr_scary: The post shows up as if it’s been read. At least to me. It will show up as unread for anyone who hasn’t opened it - try it with a test user account.

Move a post but make it unread

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mr_scary (Mr. Scary) March 19, 2019, 1:58pm 4

IIUC, I am to falsify the publication date of the post so that it becomes earlier than when the post was initially created?

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Move a post but make it unread

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