I had a small question about the posts_count and highest_post_number metadata for a topic. These aren’t always the same. For example, the topic [image] Aditya Birla Capital - A complete Financial Inclusion Stock Opportunities O…

[image] faheem: Is there any other possible reason No, if post numbers are non-consecutive then there must be hidden or deleted posts.

[image] faheem: Is this because some posts have been deleted or hidden? This is most likely the case, as an admin you should be able to see the number of deleted posts in a topic.

Hi @osioke , [image] osioke: This is most likely the case, as an admin you should be able to see the number of deleted posts in a topic. Thank you for the reply. Just to be clear, I’m not an admin for that site ( forum.valuepickr.com ). Is there any other possible reason for those numbers to b…

Posts count and highest post number

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RGJ (Richard - Communiteq) August 10, 2020, 12:11pm 4

No, if post numbers are non-consecutive then there must be hidden or deleted posts.

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