# Change "in reply to" when editing

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-in-reply-to-when-editing/128953>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** composer\
**Created:** [September 18, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-in-reply-to-when-editing/128953 "2019-09-18T21:01:59Z")\
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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:** [September 18, 2019, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-in-reply-to-when-editing/128953/2 "2019-09-18T22:48:29Z")

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It is possible to change this, but _not after the post is submitted_.

While editing (but, again, before the post is submitted), press the reply button on a different post, and the reply will change to target that post.

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