The discussion revolves around whether small action posts, such as admin operations, should be considered as replies. Jamie_Liu1 argues that these actions should not be considered replies, as visitors to the forum may not care about them. Thomas_G counters that these actions can include text notifications and indicate the last person who replied, making them relevant.
Alternative solutions are proposed: ondrej suggests using CSS to disable these actions, while neounix recommends adjusting category permissions to control who sees these messages.
Hi, I found that admin operations such as listing/unlisting a topic or changing its category are considered as a new reply to the topic. Then this topic would appear under the Latest tab even though there are no REAL replies to the discussion.
Is that reasonable? I don’t think visitors to the forum care about these admin operations.
I see what you mean, don’t forget though, that when closing or unlisitng a topic, mods and staff have the ability to add text in those notifications. That’s why they count as a reply. It also indicated the last person who replied in that topic.
Hello you can disable entirely via CSS but UX might have some inconveniences.
.small-action {
display: none;
}
.small-action.time-gap {
display: block;
}
Thanks @vinothkannans
Additionally, you can delete the staff action.
If you change permissions of your category appropriately, visitors to the forum will never see these messages.
You set the permission of each category and so those permissions control who sees what category.
In your example @Jamie_Liu1, you change permissions of your “Release Notes” category.
