# Delete Unreplied Topics plugin

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-unreplied-topics-plugin/163546>\
**Category:** Plugin\
**Created:** [September 9, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-unreplied-topics-plugin/163546 "2020-09-09T19:42:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-unreplied-topics-plugin/163546/1 "2020-09-09T19:42:39Z")

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The **Delete Unreplied Topics** plugin scans designated categories for topics that exist over x days which did not get any replies, and deletes them. This keeps your forum clean of topics that did not gain any traction for whatever reason.

Settings:

- `delete_unreplied_topics_categories` the categories to work on
- `delete_unreplied_topics_days` the amount of days before a topic without any posts will be deleted
- `delete_unreplied_topics_dry_run` a safety net to test and make sure the plugin will not delete unwanted parts of your forum

The plugin logs its actions in `/logs`.

The repository can be found [here](https://github.com/communiteq/discourse-delete-unreplied-topics).

This work has been sponsored by @outofthebox.

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