# Ability to close a topic you started

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-close-a-topic-you-started/102205
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [November 16, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-close-a-topic-you-started/102205 "2018-11-16T19:05:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![littleviolette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@littleviolette](https://meta.discourse.org/u/littleviolette)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-close-a-topic-you-started/102205/1 "2018-11-16T19:05:25Z")

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Many members on my forum have requested the function for the OP to close its topic when the OP deems the discussion complete. Is there a way to do so? If not, any work around or interest for its development? Thank you!

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### Author: ![dax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dax/32/244677_2.png) [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2018, 7:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-close-a-topic-you-started/102205/2 "2018-11-16T19:18:47Z")

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Only staff and users at trust level 4 can close topics.  
The workaround we adopt is that the OP need to flag is own topic (choosing “Something Else”) and ask the staff to close the topic via PM

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### Author: ![littleviolette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@littleviolette](https://meta.discourse.org/u/littleviolette)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2018, 3:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-close-a-topic-you-started/102205/3 "2018-11-17T03:15:54Z")

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Any plan to institute the feature in the near future? It would be a sensible option for many communities like ours where the OP leads and concludes the discussion.

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2018, 4:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-close-a-topic-you-started/102205/4 "2018-11-17T04:06:58Z")

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It is not on any of our roadmaps at the moment. You could grant trust level 4 to the users that you wish to be able to do this.

> **[Understanding Discourse Trust Levels](https://blog.discourse.org/2018/06/understanding-discourse-trust-levels/)**
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> The user trust system is a fundamental cornerstone of Discourse. Trust levels are a way of…

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### Author: ![sbernhard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sbernhard/32/208186_2.png) [@sbernhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sbernhard)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-close-a-topic-you-started/102205/5 "2022-02-16T20:32:31Z")

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Is it still not possible to close topics you have created? Would be great to have.

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### Author: ![incapaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/incapaz/32/175057_2.png) [@incapaz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/incapaz)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-close-a-topic-you-started/102205/6 "2022-02-17T01:51:30Z")

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Would the `solved_topics_auto_close_hours` setting via the solution plugin be a reasonable alternative? The OP could set a solution which would automatically close the topic.