Tags become unusable if used once and then topic is deleted

sam (Sam Saffron) July 6, 2021, 1:45am 4

Is this still an issue today? We have refactored this area quite a lot over the years.

Topic		Replies	Views
Tag gets broken if the first topic to use it is deleted Bug	12	1956	October 28, 2016
Existing Tags don't appear the "optional tags" list and cannot be used Product Support tags	4	1096	December 29, 2017
"There are no unused tags" - this is incorrect, unless being in a tag group counts as being "used" Bug	0	321	July 10, 2023
How to delete tag(s) even if they are used in some topics? Product Support	2	129	April 18, 2025
Can't use certain tags to tag topics anymore Bug	15	3734	August 9, 2016