Does archiving topics help improve performance?

[nildarar]

Is there any benefit to archiving topics other than preventing changes? For example, helping to improve system performance?

[Overgrow]

@nildarar

improve system performance?

It should drive less traffic to Archived topic, so yes,… kind of…

[nildarar]

@Overgrow

It should drive less traffic to Archived topic

Does this mean that archived posts are not displayed in searches or some lists?

[Overgrow]

Details here:

Understanding closed, unlisted, and archived topics

This guide explains the differences between Closed, Unlisted, and Archived topics in Discourse, including their characteristics and use cases. Required user level: All users Discourse offers various ways to manage topics, including closing, unlisting, and archiving. Each of these options serves a different purpose and has specific effects on how topics are displayed and interacted with. This guide will explain the differences between these three states and th…