# How can I delete or undelete topics?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-or-undelete-topics/41700
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [29 maart 2016 om 08:25 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-or-undelete-topics/41700 "2016-03-29T08:25:18Z")
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### Author: ![alehandrof](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/alehandrof/32/119526_2.png) [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)
#### Post date: [12 april 2016 om 18:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-or-undelete-topics/41700/18 "2016-04-12T18:03:39Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Embedding Discourse Comments via Javascript](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-discourse-comments-via-javascript/31963/117):

> [@Embed Discourse comments on another website via Javascript](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-comments-on-another-website-via-javascript/31963/117):
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> You will need to update the topic\_embeds table in this case. Discourse still has the relationship between the deleted topics ☹

@eviltrout Can you please elaborate a little bit? Other forum users have suggested I’ve stumbled into [a bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-delete-or-undelete-topics/41700/14).

> [@Embed Discourse comments on another website via Javascript](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embed-discourse-comments-on-another-website-via-javascript/31963/117):
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> I’ve actually not heard of someone wanting a private discourse but having embedded comments. Wouldn’t the vast majority of people never be able to see them?

Yes and it’s fine.

I work for a higher education consortium. The private Discourse is a forum for the members of that consortium (a few hundred users at present). The comments are for our public blog but on our site they’re only visible to members. I also plan to use the embedding system for other content as well. The idea is to allow members to quickly open a discussion on a blog post, an event, or other piece of content. That’s why, ideally, I wouldn’t want to create entries for all the new content.

P.S. The [original thread](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-discourse-comments-via-javascript/31963/) was closed and I could not reply.

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