# Summarize This Topic button
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 6, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790 "2019-11-06T22:49:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790/1 "2019-11-06T22:49:43Z")
I just came across the bitcoin.pub and saw that big topics have this summarize button. Is this a default feature or plugin (the reading time especially) like the way he has this? And exactly when is this available, what are the requirements?
Is there a guide for this feature/plugin?
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### Author:  [@Anatolia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anatolia)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2019, 11:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790/2 "2019-11-06T23:10:28Z")
It’s a default/core feature and a topic need to have at least 50 posts as far as I know. It shows most liked posts in a topic.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790/3 "2019-11-07T03:46:26Z")
This is accurate but it’s a composite value, not just likes but replies, read time, bookmarks, etc
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### Author:  [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2019, 11:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790/4 "2019-11-07T11:19:48Z")
> [@codinghorror](#):
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> replies, read time, bookmarks, etc
I figured there should be an algorithm, totally makes sense.
What took my interest is the read time, has there been thoughts of enabling this on a per-topic basis? It seems very convenient for users to actually see the read time of a certain topic. That way they can decide if they read now or read later - or even maybe get a reminder if they somehow can mark the post as “read later” for example. I’d be happy to post this in #Contribute > Feature if it’s non existent.
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### Author:  [@Ed\_Bobkov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_Bobkov)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790/5 "2020-09-20T15:37:28Z")
I found a setting “summary score threshold” with a description: “The minimum score required for a post to be included in ‘Summarize This Topic’”. Does anybody know how is this value counted? By default 15 is set.
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### Author:  [@neounix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neounix)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790/6 "2021-03-06T03:27:56Z")
Good day!
How do we enable the feature “Summarize This Topic” on all topics?
We are not seeing a “Summarize This Topic” button on some of our topics, even if the topic is very long and exceeds all of the the criteria below:
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### Author:  [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790/9 "2021-10-13T23:38:42Z")
I don’t see any “Summarize this Topic” button either. Is it still a feature?
…then it shows a bunch of links, but no “Summarize this Topic” button.
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### Author:  [@Steven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steven)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790/10 "2021-10-14T00:26:26Z")
The button still exists, you can see it in this topic : [Events Plugin 📅](https://meta.discourse.org/t/events-plugin/69776)
If you changed some settings recently, you probably need to wait a few days. If you have a custom theme, it may hides this button, you can try `yourforum.com/safe-mode` to deactivate your theme and check if it appears
You can activate the summary locally on every topic, it may help to check what posts meet the criteria : `https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790/?filter=summary`
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### Author:  [@Mark\_Schmucker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Schmucker)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2021, 12:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790/11 "2021-10-14T00:49:34Z")
Cool, just add “?filter=summary” after a topic url.
> [@Steven](#):
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> you probably need to wait a few days
Is there a sidekiq job I can kick so I don’t have to wait?
Edit- nevermind, I see it now:
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2021, 5:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790/12 "2021-10-23T05:40:54Z")
Note that if you have disabled likes summarize won’t appear as it requires likes to function.
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### Author:  [@Hurde](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hurde)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790/13 "2022-02-02T15:31:36Z")
Are there any plans to allow users to specify a timeframe for the topic summary? For example, an end user could possibly want to view the topic summary from the last month’s posts.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2022, 5:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790/14 "2022-02-09T05:15:29Z")
No, but I think you can replicate that via advanced search, scoping your search to a particular topic, and a particular time frame.
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### Author:  [@TC88](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TC88)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790/15 "2022-04-11T16:23:02Z")
Here there. How did you get to that area? I can’t find an admin panel. Thanks
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### Author:  [@JimPas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimPas)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790/16 "2022-04-12T07:25:30Z")
It’s in `/admin/site_settings/category/uncategorized`
Or you can get to it in your Dashboard by clicking `Settings` at the top, scroll down to `Other`, then scroll down to `summary score threshold`.
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### Author:  [@PeakProsperity](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PeakProsperity)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790/17 "2024-08-02T13:31:05Z")
Can somebody please explain what the summary score threshold actually is? I cannot seem to find an explanation. Thanks.
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarize-this-topic-button/132790/18 "2024-08-05T02:40:42Z")
> [@PeakProsperity](#):
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> summary score threshold
I fed this into AI so I can properly explain:
> In Discourse, the scores for posts are calculated using a class called `ScoreCalculator`, which assigns weights to various engagement metrics. By default, these weights are set to prioritize actions such as replies (5 points), likes (15 points), incoming links (5 points), bookmarks (2 points), and reads (0.2 points). The weighted components are summed up to compute a final score for each post. This calculation is performed through a SQL query that multiplies each metric by its respective weight and updates the post’s score in the database.
> The `summary_score_threshold` setting in Discourse defines the minimum score a post must achieve to be included in the “Top Replies” feature. This score is essentially a threshold that helps filter out less significant posts, ensuring that only the most relevant and high-quality contributions are summarized.
> The default threshold is set at 15.
So, basically it removes posts with 0 engagement (or close to 0) from the “top replies” list…
