# How can I bulk-delete topics?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-bulk-delete-topics/195791
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** bulk-actions
**Created:** [July 2, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-bulk-delete-topics/195791 "2021-07-02T16:52:36Z")
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### Author: ![vagosduke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/vagosduke/32/196991_2.png) [@vagosduke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vagosduke)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-bulk-delete-topics/195791/1 "2021-07-02T16:52:36Z")

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I am aware of a bulk-select feature ([Batch Delete topics in a category? - #47 by jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/47)) that presumably has been implemented a long time ago, but I am not sure how to enable this on my site. Can anyone help? I don’t see any check-boxes or bulk-action when visiting a category.

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### Author: ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-bulk-delete-topics/195791/2 "2021-07-02T17:04:50Z")

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To see the check boxes, you first need to click the toggle bulk actions button:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/0/3/03ab44bbf34c0738676654a9a1b906471d421753.png)  
Then, once you select 1 or more topics, the admin wrench will appear where you can take actions like delete, set category, close, etc.

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### Author: ![vagosduke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/vagosduke/32/196991_2.png) [@vagosduke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vagosduke)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2021, 7:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-bulk-delete-topics/195791/3 "2021-07-03T07:31:41Z")

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Doh! I feel really stupid. Thanks!

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2021, 7:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-bulk-delete-topics/195791/4 "2021-08-02T07:32:15Z")

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