[image] The solution marked in the diagram does not have a checkbox next to the button and cannot be deselected. Here is the situation: This is a self-hosted server for which I have Admin privileges. A topic was created by a test account with Moderator privileges (which I use to record some logs …

Is the topic locked? IIRC that could be one if the factors.

This remains the case even when open, and cannot be reproduced by first selecting a solution and then closing the topic. :thinking:

No, there is no relevant information in the console, only this ordinary content. app.js:331 ℹ️ Discourse v2026.3.0-latest — https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commits/5907059890 — Ember v6.10.1 start-discourse-ed0c531d.js:4 [Intervention]Images loaded lazily and replaced with placeholders. Load…

I’ve finally identified the (shallow) problem: After a certain update, for some reason, the Solved feature was turned off for this Category. The issue is that this category has always needed to track a specific commit on a GitHub repository. I would mark the topic as solved by replying with a post …

How to understand the "Solved" locked status

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awesomerobot (Kris) March 12, 2026, 4:22pm 4

Sounds like a possible bug, if you inspect the page and look at the console tab when attempting to change the solution, does it produce any errors?

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How to understand the "Solved" locked status

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