# Topics created by ignored users showing on homepage

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-created-by-ignored-users-showing-on-homepage/170366
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [November 17, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-created-by-ignored-users-showing-on-homepage/170366 "2020-11-17T14:51:40Z")
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### Author: ![anon36555649](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9a140/32.png) [@anon36555649](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon36555649)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-created-by-ignored-users-showing-on-homepage/170366/29 "2024-02-10T22:27:47Z")

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This seems to have been solved with this component:

> [@Hide ignored users' topics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-ignored-users-topics/276420):
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> information_sourceSummary This component allows you to hide topics from users you’ve ignoredhammer_and_wrenchRepository [GitHub - Lhcfl/discourse-hide-ignored-user-topics · GitHub](https://github.com/Lhcfl/discourse-hide-ignored-user-topics)questionInstall Guide [How to install a theme or theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme component Take inspiration from this post: This component allows you to hide topics from users you’ve ignored. It does ex…

Don’t know if this could potentially be integrated as a default with new discourse installs, or as an option in settings?

Here is another related topic about this:

> [@Block user function has issues when topic excerpts are visible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/block-user-function-has-issues-when-topic-excerpts-are-visible/184534):
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> I use quite a few different forum software and the Discourse block-user function is by far the clunker of the lot. The following is based on what I see with this specific Discourse version and I’m not entirely sure what that version is (TopazLabs). a) it’s very awkward to have to go into the settings page to add blocks by user-id instead of just clicking on the user-id at the source post (unless I’m badly missing something, but the admins say I’m not). b) this is the real kicker…the blocked u…

Seems the feature could be further refined one day, potentially with a few more options for individual users / moderators + administrators to adjust depending on the situation.

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