# Keyword filtering
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyword-filtering/83388
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 20, 2018, 11:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyword-filtering/83388 "2018-03-20T11:12:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Hossein\_Amerkashi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hossein_Amerkashi)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2018, 11:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyword-filtering/83388/1 "2018-03-20T11:12:11Z")
Hello,
Is there any way (or plugin) for keyword filtering? For example, when user makes a post check it against list of keywords to make sure it doesn’t include specific keywords. Need to use this to disallow posts that include any of the keywords.
Thanks
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2018, 11:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyword-filtering/83388/2 "2018-03-20T11:40:42Z")
Yes, we call them **watched words**
> [@Actions on Watched Words](https://meta.discourse.org/t/actions-on-watched-words/65148):
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> [Read this topic about the completed feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-actions-based-on-words-found-in-posts/66878) One of the [features for v1.9](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-version-1-9/61289) is for actions to automatically be taken when posts contain certain words. The goal is to have a better alternative to censoring words. As a starting point, we need a UI to define and manage this set of words. Some things to think about: There can be many words to add and see, so there need to be ways to bulk add as well as ways to easily add a few words. Each item is made up of only two values: the word and the acti…
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### Author:  [@Hossein\_Amerkashi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hossein_Amerkashi)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2018, 11:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyword-filtering/83388/3 "2018-03-20T11:52:56Z")
@zogstrip Thanks for your reply. Sorry, but I can’t find the plugin. Post mentions that its feature of v1.9. Our installation is 2.0 and I still don’t see below. I appreciate your help.
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### Author:  [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2018, 11:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyword-filtering/83388/4 "2018-03-20T11:54:22Z")
Go to Admin \> Logs \> Watched Words
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### Author:  [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyword-filtering/83388/5 "2018-03-20T14:45:19Z")
Here’s the more up-to-date topic about watched words:
> [@Automatic Actions based on post content (Watched Words)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-actions-based-on-words-found-in-posts/66878):
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> New for 1.9 is the ability to take some actions based on watched words found in a post. Block the post at the time it is submitted. User sees a message saying they’ve used a word that’s not allowed. Flag the post as inappropriate, but allow it to be submitted. Censor the words, which replaces the censored\_words site setting being removed by this feature. Require Approval of the post, hiding it until staff reviews it. add a Link to a word Replace words in posts with other words Tag the post aut…
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### Author:  [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyword-filtering/83388/6 "2018-03-20T14:45:27Z")