Whenever I edit something on my original post, for example the very first - and maybe the only - message, does that make the post go up on the feed, similar to a “bump”? Or only when I actually add a new reply? If edits don’t push it to the top, I remember seeing that there’s the bump feature. Is t…

Topics used to be bumped when the last post was edited. This was changed in September. I think now topics are only bumped when someone replies or when the first post is a wiki and is edited.

Thank you for clarifying and for letting me know about the September change. What about the bump feature? Can I use that to push it to the top? Is there a limit as an admin?

There’s not really a “bump feature” like something you can just click. For normal non-wiki topics, bumping happens naturally when someone replies, and there’s Configuring auto-bumping for topics on a per-category basis. A way to do it manually is by changing the timestamp as described here – althou…

Thank you for this. I remember seeing this, but at the time it wasn’t something I was thinking of using. And since these posts I have in mind are not urgent to bump, even the default “Tomorrow” would work. @ToddZ thank you for the extra info. Looking at both replies from you guys and thinking abou…

Editing a post pushes it to the top?

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JammyDodger December 15, 2025, 9:56am 5

FWIW You can also do it on a per topic basis using the auto-bump topic timer:

Topic		Replies	Views
Returning bumping after editing last post Feature	12	712	April 16, 2026
Allow only new posts to constitute a change Product Support	8	864	April 13, 2019
When an edit is made to the topic, do not let it move to the top (?) Product Support	11	564	June 3, 2024
Minor editing should not bump the topic Feature	26	7473	November 5, 2017
Editing timestamp of a 1-post topic prevents bumping Bug	7	464	October 6, 2025

Editing a post pushes it to the top?

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