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
I finally installed this plugin, so far in dry run mode. It seems correctly to identify the topics to delete.
In the logs each line like DeleteUnrepliedTopics would remove Topic ID *number* (*topic title*) (dry run mode) is preceded by the X indicator for an “Error”. I’d have expected it be “Info” or even “Warning”.
@RGJ Is that expected? Thanks. I’m using the latest version of Discourse.
Thanks for clarifying that. The plugin works as expected, thanks - though, interestingly, unlisted topics are displayed by Discourse as having at least one reply (i.e. the act of unlisting) which means your plugin does not delete them.