# Tags become unusable if used once and then topic is deleted

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-become-unusable-if-used-once-and-then-topic-is-deleted/48401>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [August 9, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-become-unusable-if-used-once-and-then-topic-is-deleted/48401 "2016-08-09T16:59:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-become-unusable-if-used-once-and-then-topic-is-deleted/48401/4 "2021-07-06T01:45:12Z")

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Is this still an issue today? We have refactored this area quite a lot over the years.

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