When one selects the option to “Update Discourse topic”
… when you hit the update button, is the overwrite immediate? Or queued?
I updated a post but it’s not showing up 11 mins later and still shows the previous version.
Thanks.
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The discussion revolves around whether the “Update Discourse topic” feature is immediate. haydenjames initially reports that the update is not immediate, as they did not see their changes reflected 11 minutes after updating. However, Jagster shares a different experience, stating that the update is instantaneous for them.
After investigating, haydenjames discovers that the issue is related to their CDN setup, specifically Cloudflare. They find that the update is immediate if they wait between updates, but not if they make multiple updates in quick succession.
angus confirms that the “Update Discourse topic” feature does not have a queue and is effectively immediate. However, they suggest that haydenjames is experiencing issues with their caching systems or WordPress setup.
Ultimately, haydenjames resolves the issue by adjusting their Cloudflare settings and shares their solution for others who may be experiencing similar problems.
I did it just some minutes ago, and for me it changes right away.
Do you have any caching or reverse proxy between WordPress and forum? Or is API healthy and alive?
There’s cdn enabled on both yes. Cloudflare is somewhat off. Let me recheck page rules.
Edit: it happens instant if I wait between updates. 3 updates back to back = the last 2 won’t apply. But 3 updates 30 mins apart are all instant.
In answer to the question in the title, yes the update discourse topic feature is (effectively) immediate. It doesn’t have a queue.
Did it update instantly as part of the second test, but not as part of the first?
It sounds like you’re having some other issues, either in Wordpress or your various caching systems. Is there a particular problem you’re trying to solve here? Is there a scenario in which you need to make multiple rapid updates to the topic?
