The discussion explores whether a post in Discourse can be redirected to another post. cmdntd attempted to use permalinks to redirect from /t/test/1234 to /t/test2/5678 but found it ineffective. ruben clarifies that permalinks are not designed for internal topic redirection within Discourse and suggests closing the original topic with a note linking to the new one ruben. cmdntd confirms the redirect still didn’t work after closing the topic. JammyDodger adds that redirects via permalinks may work if the old topic is deleted and the user lacks access to see deleted content, but this is not a standard or reliable method. No RewriteRule solution is provided.
I tried this:
Customize > Permalinks
# I tried to redirect from
# https://mydomain.com/t/test/1234
# to https://mydomain.com/t/test2/5678
# So I created in Customize > Permalinks
# URL:
/t/test/1234
# Type:
topic id
# Value:
5678
But topic_1234 is not redirected to topic_5678
In Discourse, permalinks are typically used to redirect from an old URL to a new one when migrating from another platform. They’re not typically used to redirect between topics within Discourse itself.
If you want to redirect users from one topic to another within Discourse, the best way to do this is to close the original topic and leave a note with a link to the new topic. This way, users who visit the original topic will see the note and can click the link to visit the new topic.
It still did not redirect after I closed the old topic (/t/test/1234).
Sorry for the confusion. Closing the topic won’t automatically redirect users to the new topic. What it does is prevent further replies to the old topic.
The suggestion was to manually add a note to the closed topic, providing a link to the new topic. This way, anyone who visits the old topic will see the note and can follow the link to the new topic.
Here’s an example of what you might write in /t/test/1234:
“This topic is now closed. Please continue the discussion here - https://mydomain.com/t/test2/5678.”
Is there anyway to write a RewriteRule?
RewriteEngine on
# RewriteRule (something here)
You can use permalinks to redirect one topic to another 
Just make sure the old topic is in a public category, is deleted, and that you’re using an account to access it which doesn’t also have access to see deleted topics (so non-admin/mod or tl4 if you have tl4 delete posts and topics enabled).