# Free to edit post at any time

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-to-edit-post-at-any-time/35516>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [11월 13, 2015, 7:38오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-to-edit-post-at-any-time/35516 "2015-11-13T07:38:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![fefrei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fefrei/32/119538_2.png) [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\
**Post date:** [11월 13, 2015, 9:43오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/free-to-edit-post-at-any-time/35516/2 "2015-11-13T09:43:34Z")

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> [@cawas](#):
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> Why can’t we edit posts at any time? At least here on meta, I suppose (also not sure there is a configuration for this).

There is a configuration item, `post edit time limit`, that limits for how long posts can be edited. It defaults to 86400 minutes (2 months).

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