Users are discussing the ability to undo flags in Discourse. incapaz mentions that a feature to undo flags was previously available, but it has been removed. ondrej suggests sending a PM to moderators if a flag is accidentally placed. incapaz and seanblue wonder why the undo feature was removed and if it can be re-implemented. JimPas reveals that a site setting exists to allow posters to remove their flags within a set time frame (default 10 minutes). However, seanblue is unable to undo their flag, and JimPas suggests that the site admin may have disabled the functionality.
How did this not get asked before? Lol
I am not sure if this was a feature here before but a while back you were able to undo your flags a short period after you do it. Not sure if it was a plugin on our end but I see no reason for it to be a plugin. I sometimes go to flag a post and accidentally choose the wrong option. Now moderators will not accept the flag because the reason is wrong. Is there still a way to undo it then? Or should I make a feature request??
Hello,
This was a feature but it was removed. I recommend you send a PM to the moderators on the site and explain that you flagged something accidentally.
Will do, I guess. Any reason for it being removed though? Must a plugin be created for our website just to get the feature back?
Feels too niche in my opinion for us to make a plugin just for our website when this is useful for all discourse forums.
If you get a message at the bottom of the post you flagged that is grey and says:
You flagged this as inappropriate
Then it is not a plugin
I understand that. What I meant was, would a plugin be needed to re-implement the undoing of flags
I’m also curious, why can’t we undo flags? I flagged something and then changed my mind, but now I can’t undo it.
In admin/site_settings/category/posting, there is a setting (default of 10 minutes) which allows a poster to remove their flag. After the set time, they cannot do it. You can change the time here to allow someone a little extra time.
You can also find this setting in the Dashboard under Settings/Posting.
How do you do it as a user? I tried removing my flag after a minute or so, but the flag menu option had disappeared. So either I wasn’t looking at the right spot, or the site admin disabled the functionality entirely.
You’ll have to ask a mod or an admin about that. They may have indeed set the default to 0, so once you set a flag you can’t remove it. That seems counter intuitive though.