# Move post to existing topic - how to hide closed topics from search?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-post-to-existing-topic-how-to-hide-closed-topics-from-search/304107
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 16, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-post-to-existing-topic-how-to-hide-closed-topics-from-search/304107 "2024-04-16T14:40:33Z")
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### Author:  [@Ivan\_Rapekas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ivan_Rapekas)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2024, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-post-to-existing-topic-how-to-hide-closed-topics-from-search/304107/1 "2024-04-16T14:40:33Z")
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](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-post-to-existing-topic-doesnt-show-topic-is-closed/140374), [Moving posts to a new or existing topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-posts-to-a-new-or-existing-topic/136733)
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### Author:  [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-post-to-existing-topic-how-to-hide-closed-topics-from-search/304107/2 "2024-04-16T14:46:45Z")
Perhaps _unlist_ the topic?
> [@Understanding closed, unlisted, and archived topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-difference-between-closed-unlisted-and-archived-topics/51238):
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> bookmark This guide explains the differences between Closed, Unlisted, and Archived topics in Discourse, including their characteristics and use cases. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users Discourse offers various ways to manage topics, including closing, unlisting, and archiving. Each of these options serves a different purpose and has specific effects on how topics are displayed and interacted with. This guide will explain the differences between these three states and th…
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### Author:  [@Ivan\_Rapekas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ivan_Rapekas)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-post-to-existing-topic-how-to-hide-closed-topics-from-search/304107/3 "2024-04-16T15:18:40Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-post-to-existing-topic-how-to-hide-closed-topics-from-search/304107/4 "2024-05-16T15:19:00Z")
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