# Cannot find "Set a topic timer" or "enable topic timers" setting (Admin, v3.6.0.beta2)
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/impossible-de-trouver-definir-un-minuteur-de-sujet-ou-le-parametre-activer-les-minuteurs-de-sujet-admin-v3-6-0-beta2/386500
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** topic-timers
**Created:** [October 23, 2025, 7:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impossible-de-trouver-definir-un-minuteur-de-sujet-ou-le-parametre-activer-les-minuteurs-de-sujet-admin-v3-6-0-beta2/386500 "2025-10-23T07:29:53Z")
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### Author:  [@StephaneBRT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/StephaneBRT)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2025, 7:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impossible-de-trouver-definir-un-minuteur-de-sujet-ou-le-parametre-activer-les-minuteurs-de-sujet-admin-v3-6-0-beta2/386500/1 "2025-10-23T07:29:53Z")
Hello everyone,
I am an administrator on a freshly installed self-hosted Discourse forum and I am trying to schedule the publication of a new topic. My version is **3.6.0.beta2-latest**.
I followed the guides, but I can’t find the feature. Here’s what I did:
1. I am an administrator (and also in the Level 4 Moderator group).
2. I created a new topic.
3. I clicked on the wrench icon (🔧) at the bottom of the _first post_.
4. The option **“Set Topic Timer”** is missing from this menu.
So I went into the admin panel to look for the setting:
1. I went to `Administration > All Settings`.
2. I searched for `activer les minuteurs de sujet`, `minuteur`, or even in English `topic timer`.
3. All searches returned “No results found”.
After investigation, I continued the diagnosis:
1. I checked `Administration > Plugins` and saw that the **“Discourse Automation”** plugin was installed but _disabled_.
2. I therefore **enabled** the “Discourse Automation” plugin.
3. I refreshed the topic page and checked the wrench menu (🔧) again. The “Set Topic Timer” option is _still_ missing.
4. I went back to `Administration > All Settings` and searched again for `minuteur` and `topic timer`. Both still return “No results found”.
I’m stuck. It seems the setting to enable this feature doesn’t exist in my admin panel, even with the Discourse Automation plugin enabled.
A final observation: when I go to `Administration > All Settings`, I can see all the categories in the left sidebar (`Required`, `Branding`, `General`, `Login`, `Users`, `Security`, etc.), but I do **not** see a **“Topics”** category.
Am I missing a step, or has this feature been moved? Or is the absence of the “Topics” settings category the real problem?
Thank you for your help.
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2025, 7:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impossible-de-trouver-definir-un-minuteur-de-sujet-ou-le-parametre-activer-les-minuteurs-de-sujet-admin-v3-6-0-beta2/386500/2 "2025-10-23T07:46:56Z")
Welcome to Meta 👋
The topic timer is in the topic menu, not in the post menu.
You don’t need the automation plugin for scheduled publishing.
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### Author:  [@StephaneBRT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/StephaneBRT)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2025, 8:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impossible-de-trouver-definir-un-minuteur-de-sujet-ou-le-parametre-activer-les-minuteurs-de-sujet-admin-v3-6-0-beta2/386500/3 "2025-10-23T08:04:31Z")
Hello @Moin,
Thank you very much.
So I wasn’t looking in the right menu 😉
I feel a bit silly. Sorry for the trouble.
In any case, thank you very much for the feedback.
Have a good day.
Sincerely.
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2025, 8:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impossible-de-trouver-definir-un-minuteur-de-sujet-ou-le-parametre-activer-les-minuteurs-de-sujet-admin-v3-6-0-beta2/386500/4 "2025-11-22T08:05:02Z")
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