# Nested replies broken?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-replies-broken/405872
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** email-in, nested-replies
**Created:** [June 23, 2026, 4:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-replies-broken/405872 "2026-06-23T04:56:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2026, 4:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-replies-broken/405872/1 "2026-06-23T04:56:08Z")
I have been trying out the new ‘Nested Replies’ feature in version **2026.6.0-latest** - but found that replies to unrelated threads are appearing as ‘nested’ responses to user posts, and much of any given thread can simply disappear, to great confusion all round.
I wonder if this might be something to do with this nesting feature not correctly handling messages received via the pre-existing reply by email function?
Most of my users reply by email - and those replies are being directed to the correct threads when nesting is turned off - but as soon as nested replies is activated, the replies are seemingly shuffled to random other threads.
As soon as the feature is deactivated again, sanity returns.
---
### Author:  [@markvanlan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markvanlan)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-replies-broken/405872/3 "2026-06-23T13:51:10Z")
Hi Paul,
We use the `in reply to post number` to determine where to put a post in nested mode. What I believe is happening is that users are replying via email to specific posts and they’re being nested in a way that doesn’t make them immediately visible. Does that sound correct?
Or are you saying posts are going to the _wrong topic entirely_? Any screenshots or further specifics would be helpful.
Thanks for using the feature and providing feedback!
---
### Author:  [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-replies-broken/405872/4 "2026-06-24T01:58:48Z")
Hi @markvanlan When I tried enabling it again, I was not able to replicate my experience with replies from other topics completely appearing in nested view, though am pretty sure that is what I was seeing.
However, I can confirm that many or most replies belonging to any given thread still disappear when nested view is active. I will try attaching nested vs non nested screenshots of same example topic below
Even worse, this time when I deactivated nested view again, every topic I had just tested was then returning ‘error 404’ (until I exited the forum web page and reopened it)
So, it seems like browser caching may be involved at some level.
---
### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-replies-broken/405872/5 "2026-06-24T02:50:07Z")
Looks like you are on a older version and this feature is changing fast. Can you please update your forum and try again?
---
### Author:  [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-replies-broken/405872/6 "2026-06-24T03:43:53Z")
Hi @Falco
Dashboard is not listing any newer versions available
---
### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2026, 9:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-replies-broken/405872/7 "2026-06-24T09:39:39Z")
I know it’s confusing, but being on 2026.6.0-latest doesn’t necessarily mean you have the latest changes from [the running log](https://releases.discourse.org/changelog/v2026.6.0/)
Try updating regardless to see if it helps
---
### Author:  [@Paul\_King](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paul_King)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-replies-broken/405872/8 "2026-06-24T13:16:52Z")
Thanks @chapoi Updating helped.
Now nested threads have the correct number of posts - or at least the samples I have checked do.
The update process initially broke my site, apparently due to an old database import template reference in app.yml that was invoking mySQL12 - deleting that line and trying again resolved it.
```plaintext
- "templates/import/mysql-dep.template.yml"
```
Not sure why this happened, because Discourse has been successfully updated many times over many years with that line in place.
I wonder if something in a change added since the official full **2026.6.0-latest** release (which update did not have any issues) has added some sort of new sensitivity?
Anyway, line no longer needed, and all good now.
---
### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nested-replies-broken/405872/9 "2026-07-24T13:17:25Z")
This topic was automatically closed 30 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.