# Cannot Choose Solution on Some Topics
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-choose-solution-on-some-topics/61346
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 20, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-choose-solution-on-some-topics/61346 "2017-04-20T19:52:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@sulliops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sulliops)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-choose-solution-on-some-topics/61346/1 "2017-04-20T19:52:04Z")
I am a moderator on the [000webhost forum](https://000webhost.com/forum) (which of course, runs Discourse).
The issue is that on maybe half of the topics, I cannot choose the solution. It doesn’t matter if it is a topic I created, or someone else’s that I answered. Whether I replied or not, the icon to choose a solution only appears on one for every two topics. Is this my error, or a site setting (I can always ask an admin to change it if it’s the latter)?
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-choose-solution-on-some-topics/61346/2 "2017-04-20T19:54:26Z")
The icon is hidden between the `...` if you are a moderator and the question is not your question.
I don’t know what you have configured, but you can either enable solved on all categories OR you have to enable it per category in the category settings.
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### Author:  [@sulliops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sulliops)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-choose-solution-on-some-topics/61346/3 "2017-04-20T19:56:53Z")
Yes I know that it is hidden under `...` on topics that are not my own.
I checked, and it is category specific because I can choose it on one category but not the others. Most categories are staff-only so I guess we don’t use solutions much, but there are a few categories that are open to public posting, so I suppose we will need to alter the settings. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-choose-solution-on-some-topics/61346/4 "2024-06-08T12:44:53Z")
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