# How to hide an individual post in a topic

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-an-individual-post-in-a-topic/132743
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [6 november 2019 om 14:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-an-individual-post-in-a-topic/132743 "2019-11-06T14:08:38Z")
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### Author: ![MarcP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/marcp/32/160184_2.png) [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)
#### Post date: [6 november 2019 om 14:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-hide-an-individual-post-in-a-topic/132743/4 "2019-11-06T14:19:23Z")

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This following steps should immediately hide the post, as a mod or admin. You don’t sent it to the queue with the Take Action button.

As per the [guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-flags-and-how-do-they-work/32783):

> A post with 3 flags will be automatically hidden. Users may click-to-view the post.
> 
> - A staff member can use the “Take Action” button, which will cause this to happen immediately.

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