Asked google Gemini AI to create a plugin. The code would need to be audited by an experienced Discourse plugin DeV. If there is enough interest maybe we could setup a group to co sponsor a plugin Create discourse plugin to add category settingse... I'd be glad to help you create a Dis…

I’m not 100% sold on sharing untested AI code on here. I’m not sure how useful it is. Perhaps it should be limited to the Development category for exploration rather than shared in a Contribute > Feature request. Also, out of curiosity, what’s the ‘DeV’ format all about?

Can you move the post to Development ? So a link is present here? My apologies. “DeV” just short for Developer. The info contained does say to test in dev environment and use with caution.

[image] Dan DeMontmorency: My apologies. “DeV” just short for Developer. I got that bit. :slight_smile: I wasn’t sure if there was a particular reason for the random capitals?

That is just a me thing. :man_facepalming: :laughing: With VR for example usually I and some others use FoV for Field of View. Maybe not needed & more of a styling

do you mean this? [image] Automatically delete replies after N days Feature For the various knowledge base topics we have I would like to have a special timer for: Replies on this topic are automatically deleted after N days [image] I think this is a ver…

Ah - but not on the system posts it seems!!! I updated the FAQs, made a comment, and then wanted to set it to self-destruct after a month. But the option isn’t there: [image] I then checked it here on meta.discourse.org (where I am of the lucky TL4s), and didn’t see it either. And jumped to a (f…

Plugin to introduce auto-delete as a category-level option

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nathank (Nathan Kershaw) February 17, 2026, 2:22am 6

Does auto-delete replies even exist any more?

I can’t find it, and ask.discourse.org doesn’t have a clue where it has gone.

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