Is it possible to change the topic author from ‘system’ to someone else? I have updated and want to change these auto-created pages - Terms of Service, Privacy etc…

[이미지] christian_01: Is it possible to change the topic author from ‘system’ to someone else? Yes, you can change the owner of any post on Discourse. To change the owner of a topic, you just need to change the owner of the first post in the topic. To do this, first select the post: [image] …

Just to add, these pages are attributed to system because people come and go, but system is forever.

[이미지] simon: Yes, you can change the owner of any post on Discourse. To change the owner of a topic, you just need to change the owner of the first post in the topic. And since this is about changing ownership for a single post only, there is a simpler method: Click the three-dots menu but…

Can the topic ownership be changed at the time of posting? So that the post never shows the original ownership.

Is this still valid? When I look at the menu today, I see this: [Screenshot 2025-01-20 at 4.52.03 PM] I am trying to change the top ownership from one admin to another.

Did you try selecting posts from only one author? If it’s just one post, you can also use the wrench icon at the post.

I see it now @Moin thanks - tricky! Almost like a hidden magic trick!

Better late than never. You can hide post revisions so it won’t appear to users that the author has been changed.

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Moin 1월 20, 2025, 10:01오후 10

There is a great guide explaining all the steps: Changing ownership of posts

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