A user posts a topic, makes a mistake or changes their mind, delete the topic the topic stays in place, with the message “(topic deleted by author)” There is little indication this topic has been removed until you view the content. This doesn’t seem ideal, especially if there are no replies or the deletion happens within a few hours. Is there a setting to change this behavior and simply remove the topic from the index when the user deletes it?

There’s the Delete removed posts after admin setting which controls the time window/delay for how long they stick around. It’s default 24 hours, which does seem a little on the long side. Though I have seen quite a few people use the ‘delete because I made a mistake, edit, and then restore’ flow, so changing that setting to 0 and deleting immediately may be too far in the other direction. But you can of course have an experiment and adjust to what suits your community best. :slight_smile: [image] Olle11: Interesting. I also think that it is only shown to admins/mods These are actually visible to everyone, not just mods/admins. :+1:

Automatically delete topics instead of "(topic deleted by author)"

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Olle11 May 3, 2025, 2:40pm 3

Interesting. I also think that it is only shown to admins/mods

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Automatically delete topics instead of "(topic deleted by author)"

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