Wiki post not bumped even when last in the topic thread

Product Support

AI-generated summary

aschrijver reports that the workaround to make wiki edits bump a topic to the top of the topic list no longer functions in version 2026.11.0-latest. The user previously requested that editing a wiki post should automatically bump the topic, as changes would otherwise go unnoticed feature request. While that request wasn’t implemented, a specific trick was used: ensuring the wiki post is the last message in the topic, locking the thread to prevent new replies, and deleting the lock notification so the wiki post remains last. This previously caused the topic to bump, alerting users to updates.

This method is critical for Social coding commons, where aschrijver maintains the backlog for fediverse-related Delightful commons curated lists. These lists receive frequent additions, and the user relies on topic bumping to ensure both forum members and the public are aware of changes and encouraged to contribute. Without bumping, the important wiki content scrolls out of view and loses visibility.

The poster questions whether the current behavior (wiki edits not bumping the topic even when using the previous workaround) is intentional and if it is the desired behavior for the software. The example topic cited is wiki-fediverse-delightful-list-backlog.

1

In the past I made a request that an edit to a wiki posted bumped the topic to show at the top of the topic list, because otherwise wiki edits would be easily missed and go by unnoticed.

(See: Should an edit to any wiki post bump the entire topic?)

That feature request was not honored. But there was a trick to get a similar result:

  • Make sure that the wiki post is the last message posted in the topic thread.
  • Lock the topic thread so that no further replies can be added.
  • Delete the notification on locking the thread, so that the wiki post comes last again.

Though a bit unwieldy, requiring staff interaction, this used to worked. But in 2026.11.0-latest no longer.

On Social coding commons forum I maintain the backlog for fediverse-related Delightful commons curated lists. There are frequent additions, and I want both forum members and the public to be aware of them, and encourage to add their own entries to the wiki. But since the topic is not bumped after an edit, it scrolls out of view, does not get attention.

Is this behavior as it should be? And if yes, is it desirable behavior?