# Mark topic as solved without specifying solution post
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-topic-as-solved-without-specifying-solution-post/335397
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** solved
**Created:** [November 9, 2024, 11:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-topic-as-solved-without-specifying-solution-post/335397 "2024-11-09T23:29:46Z")
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### Author:  [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2024, 11:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-topic-as-solved-without-specifying-solution-post/335397/1 "2024-11-09T23:29:47Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Can multiple replies be marked as the solution?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-multiple-replies-be-marked-as-the-solution/138859):
I understand that you won’t change things so that **multiple posts** can be marked as the solution, as that would complicate things too much, but would it be possible to change it so that a topic can marked as solved with **no post** being identified as the solution?
My idea probably would not be the perfect solution for a really big topic, but for a small topic where there have been maybe four or five posts and two which provide good solutions (whether different or the same) it would definitely work.
Thank you for considering this.
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### Author:  [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-topic-as-solved-without-specifying-solution-post/335397/2 "2025-02-12T12:04:34Z")
I’ve just voted for this, and encourage others to do so 🙂
It would work in two scenarios. You could **mark a topic as solved** :
1. Even if it has **no replies** ; or
2. Without specifying which reply is the solution, if there are **multiple replies with solutions**.
Cheers!
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### Author:  [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-topic-as-solved-without-specifying-solution-post/335397/3 "2026-03-11T13:55:38Z")
> [@Jonathan5](#):
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> You could **mark a topic as solved** :
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> 1. Even if it has **no replies**
That might stop people from trying to solve it, but it wouldn’t help future searchers if something appears “solved” with no solution present.
What would be great is posting your own reply with the solution you found, and marking that.
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### Author:  [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-topic-as-solved-without-specifying-solution-post/335397/4 "2026-03-11T17:00:01Z")
> [@ToddZ](#):
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> wouldn’t help future searchers if something appears “solved” with no solution present
Though maybe the original post got edited to contain a solution, or was created purely to share a solution.
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### Author:  [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-topic-as-solved-without-specifying-solution-post/335397/5 "2026-03-12T10:41:55Z")
I’ve read the linked topic and I think the best solution by far is the one given by simon:
> [@Can multiple replies be marked as the solution?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-multiple-replies-be-marked-as-the-solution/138859/2):
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> If the solution is spread across multiple posts, maybe a user on your site could create a post that aggregates the topic’s posts. That post could then be marked as the solution.
The issue raised here,
> [@Can multiple replies be marked as the solution?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-multiple-replies-be-marked-as-the-solution/138859/5):
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> The problem with this approach is that it’s not clear who is credited with the solution.
Is very minor for two reasons.
- Topics with multiple solutions are rare. I’ve been helping on meta for many years now, I know there are several topics where I only provided part of a solution, and honestly, it’s just so uncommon.
- Not having our post marked as “solution” from time to time simply isn’t a big deal, even if you aim to collect solutions. If you are helpful, you’ll be credited with many “solutions” anyway. And your answer can be quoted in a post that assembles multiple parts of a solution. And you’ll also have likes probably, so if the objective is recognition or validation, don’t worry about that 😛
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### Author:  [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-topic-as-solved-without-specifying-solution-post/335397/6 "2026-03-12T12:27:04Z")
That other topic was about marking multiple replies as a solution. This current topic is about marking the whole topic as solved (without specifying any post as a solution at all). Your post really belongs on the other topic.
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### Author:  [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-topic-as-solved-without-specifying-solution-post/335397/7 "2026-03-12T13:09:58Z")
Yeah, the issue discussed is the same, but the topics address different solutions.
I’d find it very confusing to have a solved topic without a marked solution.
> [@ToddZ](#):
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> What would be great is posting your own reply with the solution you found, and marking that.
People sometimes do this on meta 🙂
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### Author:  [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mark-topic-as-solved-without-specifying-solution-post/335397/8 "2026-03-12T21:04:21Z")
> [@Jonathan5](#):
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> Though maybe the original post … was created purely to share a solution.
Just a thought on that point: maybe that kind of post belongs somewhere other than a support category for questions & answers. Could be a how-to topic in a documentation category, or in a community #Wiki like we have here.