How can members delete their own posts?

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My apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere (I have searched!)

Currently, members can edit but not delete their own posts.

Is there settings option I need to enable for them to be able to delete their own posts?

Under post edit time limit on the admin/site_settings/category/posting page.I see “The author can edit or delete their post for (n) minutes after posting. Set to 0 for forever.”

“min trust to edit post” is set to 0

Is there some place else I’d need to edit settings for folks to be able to delete their posts - not topics, just posts? Or is the only option to delete a post using the edit function?

Many thanks in advance!

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You are incorrect. They can delete their own post. They cannot delete their own topic.

I have a feeling you are confusing the two.

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Thanks for the reply, @cpradio!

Should members see a ‘delete’ option, or is deleting done via editing post?

In other words, is there some place else I’d need to edit settings for folks to be able to delete their posts - not topics, just posts? Or is the only option to delete a post using the edit function?

Many thanks in advance!

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It is typically hidden behind the “…” on the post (I’ve expanded it on mine above)

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Thanks for the speedy reply! :grinning:

OK I think what has been confusing me is it doesn’t look like a member can delete their first post - only edit it. I do see that members have the little trash can hidden behind the “…” on subsequent posts in a topic, just not on their first post if it was the first post in the topic.

Thank you so much for the help!

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As I recall we since made it so people can delete topics, with a small delay, if they have no replies.

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What will be the delay time

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This topic is pretty old but user post deletion rules depend on the settings the admins have dictated for the specific forum.

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Hi @Ashwani_Kumar If you are the admin, then these are the settings you want:

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“first post” == topic