Best practices for archiving topics

[DeanMarkTaylor (Dean Taylor)]

Note my original post has been updated and reposted in the #faq:

Understanding closed, unlisted, and archived topics

This guide explains the differences between closed, unlisted, and archived topics in Discourse, including their characteristics, visual indicators, and use cases. Required user level: All users Discourse offers several ways to manage topics beyond just leaving them open. You can close topics, archive them, or unlist them, depending on your goal. Each of these states serves a different purpose and has specific effects on how topics are displayed, interacted wi…