# Coping with deprecated columns in Data Explorer

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/coping-with-deprecated-columns-in-data-explorer/400264
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** data-explorer
**Created:** [April 9, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coping-with-deprecated-columns-in-data-explorer/400264 "2026-04-09T03:46:40Z")
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### Author: ![ted](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ted/32/283882_2.png) [@ted](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ted)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2026, 9:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/coping-with-deprecated-columns-in-data-explorer/400264/4 "2026-04-22T09:46:53Z")

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I assume you mean using `ignored_columns` in the model? We can (and should) definitely include this.

I added it in this commit:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/39173/changes/374812537cefe8e869a72a384a50d8fd528c8a88](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/39173/changes/374812537cefe8e869a72a384a50d8fd528c8a88)

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