# Has anyone created a custom Automation?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anyone-created-a-custom-automation/275932
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** automation
**Created:** [August 20, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anyone-created-a-custom-automation/275932 "2023-08-20T15:12:39Z")
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### Author: ![chapoi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chapoi/32/537252_2.png) [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anyone-created-a-custom-automation/275932/3 "2025-12-02T18:56:16Z")

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I made a small one here to test it out

> [@Automation script: Move topic on close](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automation-script-move-topic-on-close/381559):
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> information_sourceSummary Moves a topic to another category when it gets closedhammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [GitHub - chapoi/move-topic-on-close: Automation script for Discourse](https://github.com/chapoi/move-topic-on-close)open_bookInstall Guide [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157)Features Simple script as an example on [Create custom Automations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-custom-automations/275931) When a topic in category A is closed, it will be automatically moved to a predefined category B. Configuration Requires [Discourse Automation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-automation/195773) to be installed. E…

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