# Reply reminder - Remind users to reply to new users topics with zero replies

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-reminder-remind-users-to-reply-to-new-users-topics-with-zero-replies/42644
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** pr-welcome
**Created:** [April 15, 2016, 11:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-reminder-remind-users-to-reply-to-new-users-topics-with-zero-replies/42644 "2016-04-15T23:45:51Z")
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### Author: ![Grayden\_Shand](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/grayden_shand/32/166586_2.png) [@Grayden\_Shand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Grayden_Shand)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-reminder-remind-users-to-reply-to-new-users-topics-with-zero-replies/42644/58 "2020-07-22T14:58:36Z")

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We’ve been using this theme component for some time, and today it broke.

Here’s the component code (common, head\_tag.html)

```plaintext
<!-- NEEDS REPLY -->
<script type="text/discourse-plugin" version="0.8.18">
    if (I18n.translations.en) {
        I18n.translations.en.js.filters.needsreply = {title: "Needs Reply", help: "Unanswered Topics"};
    }

    // CUSTOMIZE THESE VALUES
    // Set the search query
    let search_query = '?ascending=false&max_posts=1';
    // Exclude certain categories from showing the needs reply menu item
    let excludeList = ['pitches', 'weekly-recap', 'staff'];

    // Add active class to Needs Reply button
    api.modifyClass('component:navigation-item', {
        active: Ember.computed("contentFilterMode", "filterMode", function () {
            let contentFilterMode = this.get('content').get('filterMode');
            if (window.location.search && window.location.search.split('&')[0] === search_query.split('&')[0]) {
                return contentFilterMode === "needsreply";
            } else {
                return this._super(contentFilterMode, this.get('filterMode'));
            }
        }),
    });

    // Remove max_posts filter and tags filter
    api.modifyClass('controller:discovery/topics', {
        resetParams: function () {
            this.setProperties({max_posts: null});
            this.setProperties({tags: null});
            this._super();
        }
    });

    Discourse.ExternalNavItem = Discourse.NavItem.extend({
        href: function () {
            return this.get('href');
        }.property("href")
    });

    Discourse.NavItem.reopenClass({
        buildList: function (category, args) {
            let list = this._super(category, args),
                tag = args.tagId,
                needsreplyHref;

            if (!category) { // does not have a category
                needsreplyHref = tag ? '/latest/' + search_query + '&tags=' + tag : '/latest/' + search_query; // if there's a tag build the href with the tag, else fall back to the latest view and the search query
            }
            else if (excludeList.indexOf(category.slug) != -1) { // the category is in the exclude list, do nothing
                return list; // return the list without creating the custom nav item
            }
            else if (!category.parentCategory) { // is not a sub-category
                needsreplyHref = tag ? '/c/' + category.slug + search_query + '&tags=' + tag : '/c/' + category.slug + search_query; // if there's a tag build the href with tags and the category, else fallback to the search query et al
            } else { // is a sub-category
                needsreplyHref = tag ? '/c/' + category.parentCategory.slug + '/' + category.slug + search_query + '&tags=' + tag :
                    '/c/' + category.parentCategory.slug + '/' + category.slug + search_query; // if there's a tag build the href with tags, sub-cateogry, and category, else fallback to search query et al
            }
            list.push(Discourse.ExternalNavItem.create({href: needsreplyHref, name: 'needsreply'}));
            return list;
        }
    });
</script>

```

There’s an error in the JS console:

 ![Screenshot 2020-07-22 08.08.24](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/a/9/a96015d3dc613528ddf631c2ff0aea2619009af6.png)

And digging into a bit more I found this post talking about Discourse.NavItem being deprecated:

> [@Custom nav items no longer showing after recent update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-nav-items-no-longer-showing-after-recent-update/133838/2):
>
> does not exist in core anymore. If you want to add items to the top nav menu, you can use this component

Any suggestions for rewriting this without the deprecated NavItem class?

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