# 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: ![alltiagocom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/alltiagocom/32/492709_2.png) [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2025, 11:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-unreplied-topics-plugin/163546/17 "2025-03-09T11:48:28Z")

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There’s a discussion about different cases here:

> [@Category-level auto-delete topics the same as auto-close feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-level-auto-delete-topics-the-same-as-auto-close-feature/138361/10):
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> Yes. I think options could be: Only delete closed topics Only delete archived topics Don’t delete closed topics Don’t delete archived topics Don’t delete closed topics Don’t delete pinned topics Don’t delete topics with solutions[[1]](#footnote-1238682-1) Don’t delete topics with at least \_\_\_\_ hearts (or other reactions) Don’t delete topics with at least \_\_\_\_ votes[[2]](#footnote-1238682-2) Don’t delete topics with at least \_\_\_\_ replies Also: if this does get attention sometime, it makes sense to me to add “Archive” at the sam…

For my particular case (similar to one of the users on that topic above), I would like to have a category called “Classifieds” for musicians (e.g. singers who want to find producers and vice-versa), but I don’t want topics to be available forever, or that get renewed just by adding a new reply. I want to set a timer, for example, where all topics inside that category that are 2 weeks old get deleted, regardless of the replies. That way, users know that they need to create a new topic, instead of just adding a meaningless reply such as an emoji, otherwise the topic will be filled with 1 emoji replies, which looks bad. It also forces users who _really_ want to find people to work with, to put in the work and create a new topic. This kinda filters out people who are too lazy to create a new topic, save their text on their computer or phone, etc.

Hope it makes sense?

So if this indeed becomes a plugin and I’m using Communiteq for my hosting, what plan would I need to be on to being able to install the plugin?

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