# Load parent post?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/load-parent-post/357386>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 15, 2025, 9:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/load-parent-post/357386 "2025-03-15T09:50:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![alltiagocom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/alltiagocom/32/492709_2.png) [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 9:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/load-parent-post/357386/1 "2025-03-15T09:50:08Z")

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On the Keyboard Maestro forum they have a nice feature where I can see who a user replied to and I can load the original post for reference. It just makes everything easier to follow:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/9/3/69387e7514e376efdb52bd39bc8c37c76bfb7389.png)

Is this a core feature, plugin, component?

EDIT: I just noticed that this forum (Discourse) also has that:

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/9/7/6/9761edeff430b1e37be8712e2744497ebd346172.png)

But on my new installation, it doesn’t.

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**Author:** ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/load-parent-post/357386/3 "2025-03-15T10:10:21Z")

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This is a core feature. It won’t appear if you reply to my post below as its a follow on to my post but if you or someone else decided to reply to this post 7 \[1\] replies after, it would show. Also, you have to use the Reply button on a post to do this. Not reply to topic.

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1. example number of replies

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**Author:** ![alltiagocom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/alltiagocom/32/492709_2.png) [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 10:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/load-parent-post/357386/4 "2025-03-15T10:13:53Z")

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Thanks for clarifying.  
Yes, I was using the post’s Reply button, not the blue Reply button at the bottom of the topic.

So basically if it’s a reply right below the original post, it won’t show. Only if there’s other replies in between.

I just tested it and it’s working. Much appreciated 🙌

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**Author:** ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/load-parent-post/357386/5 "2025-03-15T10:21:07Z")

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> [@alltiagocom](#):
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> Only if there’s other replies in between

Exactly 💯 😃

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/load-parent-post/357386/6 "2025-04-14T10:21:48Z")

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