# Combining chat and topic messages

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/combining-chat-and-topic-messages/229866
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** chat
**Created:** [May 31, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/combining-chat-and-topic-messages/229866 "2022-05-31T20:51:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![nathank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nathank/32/290039_2.png) [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/combining-chat-and-topic-messages/229866/1 "2022-05-31T20:51:39Z")

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I note that in Discourse Chat, sequential posts are automatically merged if they are posted within 5 minutes of each other. I’m impressed by how likes / reactions (and I think reply-to) are preserved:

 ![Screenshot_20220601-084512_Chrome](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/2/2/4/224b1606b1777235d8cad7cdbb82c051aa9760f0.jpeg)

Some chats / communities are slower, and it would be nice to extend that time for them.

In my forums I’m forever merging posts, which annoys me no end (and probably my poor harrassed users too!)

### Two related feature requests:

1. Make the delay before combining chat posts configureable.

2. Add the same functionality to for topic posts (also configureable)

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### Author: ![maiki](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/maiki/32/233950_2.png) [@maiki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/maiki)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/combining-chat-and-topic-messages/229866/2 "2022-06-13T23:26:22Z")

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Hiya @nathank. 👋

I moved this to a new feature topic, as it has to do with chat among others, and we can have a fresh conversation starting from now. 👍