Hi, I am using Discourse as a tracking system. Incoming emails are converted into topics. For some reason the emails always have similar subjects. So they produce a new topic every time, which is fine, but… I love the feature of moving topics to make the forum pretty. …But the described behavior puts me in a situation where it’s easy to make a mistake. Seems, sometimes all topics in the results are closed :slight_smile: (can’t reproduce now). Is there any setting to not show closed topics in search results when I move a topic? I’d like to be able to hide topics underlined in red from search (or exclude closed topics from search). [Снимок экрана от 2024-04-16 14-51-59] Related: Move post to existing topic doesn't show topic is closed, Moving posts to a new or existing topic

Perhaps unlist the topic? [image] Understanding closed, unlisted, and archived topics Site Management bookmark This guide explains the differences between closed, unlisted, and archived topics in Discourse, including their characteristics, visual indicators, and use cases. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users Discourse offers several ways to manage topics beyond just leaving them open. You can close topics, archive them, or unlist them, depending on your goal. Each of these states serves a different purpose and has specific effects on how topics are displayed, interacted wi…

Thanks for the fast answer and help! In my case the most of closed topics in popup window are topics that just have been moved. I would like they’ve deleted at once, but there is some minimal delay - same day, perhaps, or a couple of minutes.. don’t know. Anyway, I will try to unlist them first. UPD: Yep, unlisting topic is a solution :slight_smile: , you saved my day.

Move post to existing topic - how to hide closed topics from search?

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omarfilip April 16, 2024, 2:46pm 2

Perhaps unlist the topic?

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