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

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-to-introduce-auto-delete-as-a-category-level-option/323769>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** topic-timers\
**Created:** [August 28, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-to-introduce-auto-delete-as-a-category-level-option/323769 "2024-08-28T12:48:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![nathank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nathank/32/290039_2.png) [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-to-introduce-auto-delete-as-a-category-level-option/323769/8 "2026-02-17T03:14:48Z")

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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](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/b/1/0/b108bd540db89f1957d81c97fd2c5085fb5d489a.png)

I then checked it here on [meta.discourse.org](http://meta.discourse.org) (where I am of the lucky TL4s), and didn’t see it either. And jumped to a (faulty) conclusion!

Ok, now I know that it isn’t available as an option on system Topics for some reason. Weird!

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