# How can members delete their own posts?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-members-delete-their-own-posts/99051
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 8, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-members-delete-their-own-posts/99051 "2018-10-08T22:40:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@cori\_online](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cori_online)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-members-delete-their-own-posts/99051/1 "2018-10-08T22:40:36Z")
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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### Author:  [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-members-delete-their-own-posts/99051/2 "2018-10-09T02:05:19Z")
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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### Author:  [@cori\_online](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cori_online)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-members-delete-their-own-posts/99051/3 "2018-10-09T12:43:32Z")
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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### Author:  [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-members-delete-their-own-posts/99051/4 "2018-10-09T13:01:26Z")
It is typically hidden behind the “…” on the post (I’ve expanded it on mine above)
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### Author:  [@cori\_online](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cori_online)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-members-delete-their-own-posts/99051/5 "2018-10-09T13:10:25Z")
Thanks for the speedy reply! 😀
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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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2021, 2:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-members-delete-their-own-posts/99051/6 "2021-06-27T02:16:25Z")
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2021, 4:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-members-delete-their-own-posts/99051/7 "2021-06-27T04:30:29Z")
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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### Author:  [@Ashwani\_Kumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ashwani_Kumar)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2023, 6:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-members-delete-their-own-posts/99051/8 "2023-11-02T06:20:50Z")
What will be the delay time
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### Author:  [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2023, 6:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-members-delete-their-own-posts/99051/9 "2023-11-02T06:47:33Z")
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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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2023, 6:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-members-delete-their-own-posts/99051/10 "2023-11-02T06:49:48Z")
Hi @Ashwani_Kumar If you are the admin, then these are the settings you want:
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### Author:  [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2023, 11:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-members-delete-their-own-posts/99051/11 "2023-11-02T11:53:50Z")
“first post” == topic
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-members-delete-their-own-posts/99051/12 "2023-12-14T12:06:05Z")