I can’t create a new topic in another category if I haven’t finished my draft in a category. For instance, I’m working on a long post in X category and wanted to take a break to continue after. In this case I am not able to create another topic in Y category.
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The discussion revolves around the limitation of having only one active draft for a new topic at a time in Discourse. Anatolia explains the inconvenience of not being able to start a new draft in a different category while working on a long post in another. Simon clarifies that while only one new topic draft is allowed, multiple reply drafts are permitted, and suggests using shared drafts for staff members to collaborate or work on a topic over time. Mcwumbly proposes using direct messages as a workaround for non-staff, while pfaffman shares a method of saving drafts in an invisible category. Anatolia acknowledges the suggestions but notes they are not ideal solutions and questions why the system restricts multiple topic drafts, suggesting independent draft management would be better.
There can only be one new topic draft at a given time. There can be multiple new reply drafts though.
As a staff member, to get around the issue of only being able to have one new topic draft, you could try using shared drafts. The intention behind shared drafts is to allow multiple staff members to work on a topic before it is published, but shared drafts can also be used by an individual staff member to create a topic over a long period of time.
When a shared draft is published, its timestamp will be updated and the edit history of its first post will be removed.
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Non-staff can workaround this by sending themselves direct messages
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I’ve solved that by saving a draft in a category that most people can’t see.
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I know shared drafts, thanks. Why there can only be one new topic draft at a given time? It would be better if each draft work independently.
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Closed in favour of Allow multiple ‘new topic’ drafts