# Edits to Wikis with Replies Should Cause Timestamp Change / Post Shown as Updated

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/edits-to-wikis-with-replies-should-cause-timestamp-change-post-shown-as-updated/52700
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [9 november 2016 om 12:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edits-to-wikis-with-replies-should-cause-timestamp-change-post-shown-as-updated/52700 "2016-11-09T12:19:14Z")
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### Author: ![Tom\_Newsom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tom_newsom/32/115981_2.png) [@Tom\_Newsom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tom_Newsom)
#### Post date: [11 november 2016 om 11:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edits-to-wikis-with-replies-should-cause-timestamp-change-post-shown-as-updated/52700/8 "2016-11-11T11:01:23Z")

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What we’ve done is hide all the Reply buttons in Wiki Categories so people can’t make replies. Doesn’t prevent reply-by-email, but the creation of new wiki topics is rare enough for this not to be an issue.

```plaintext
// Hide controls in Wiki categories to prevent new replies

.category-tools .create {
    display:none;
}

// Ah but make sure you can save edits!

.category-tools .submit-panel .create {
    display:inline;
}

```

> [@sam](#):
>
> What I really want is a “special” wiki mode

Ooh ooh! Me too!  
Previous discussions:

> [@Category setting: new topics are wiki by default](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-setting-new-topics-are-wiki-by-default/16618):
>
> Wiki posts are awesome, especially for categories like documentation and FAQ. It would be sweet if a category could be set up so that new topics are wiki by default. Currently you’d have to have an admin (moderator?) notice the new post and wikify it.

> [@Is anyone working on a Discourse Wiki?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-anyone-working-on-a-discourse-wiki/20349/26):
>
> It’s a solid foundation that could be much improved with a little bit of work: In a “wiki category” : All new topics are wikified by default Author attribution is suppressed Always go to first post when viewing a topic (option to hide replies on separate page) And made into a “proper” wiki with some more detailed and involved work: Table of contents generation with [contents] object and headers Create links to other topics by “tagging” them ie. &PageTitle Create new topics by tagging a no…

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