Move post to existing topic - how to hide closed topics from search?

[Ivan_Rapekas]

Hi, I am using Discourse as a tracking system. Incoming emails are converted into topics. For some reason the emails always have similar subjects. So they produce a new topic every time, which is fine, but…

I love the feature of moving topics to make the forum pretty. …But the described behavior puts me in a situation where it’s easy to make a mistake. Seems, sometimes all topics in the results are closed (can’t reproduce now).

Is there any setting to not show closed topics in search results when I move a topic? I’d like to be able to hide topics underlined in red from search (or exclude closed topics from search).

Related: Move post to existing topic doesn't show topic is closed, Move posts to a new or existing topic

[omarfilip]

Perhaps unlist the topic?

The difference between Closed, Unlisted and Archived topics

How do “Archiving” vs. “Closing” a topic compare? Common to both Displays a “lock” icon next to topic in lists Disables replying to topic Disables “Invite” button at bottom of topic. Closing or archiving a topic does not bump its last activity date. Continues to allow flagging of topic or posts. Continues to allow bookmarking. Specific to Archived topics Disables users ability to delete a post. Disables likes. Disabled poll based voting (effectively closing polls). Disables display of topic …

[Ivan_Rapekas]

Thanks for the fast answer and help! In my case the most of closed topics in popup window are topics that just have been moved. I would like they’ve deleted at once, but there is some minimal delay - same day, perhaps, or a couple of minutes… don’t know. Anyway, I will try to unlist them first.

UPD: Yep, unlisting topic is a solution , you saved my day.