# Unanswered Filter

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/unanswered-filter/126257>\
**Category:** Theme component\
**Tags:** official, unanswered-filter\
**Created:** [August 20, 2019, 7:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unanswered-filter/126257 "2019-08-20T07:08:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 23, 2023, 8:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unanswered-filter/126257/30 "2023-09-23T08:29:13Z")

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Hi @awesomerobot – I’ve just tried out the [previous behavior] “Unanswered filter link” component and it’s almost exactly what I need. There are just a couple of things on my wishlist:

1. I’d love the ability to skip topics with specified categories and tags. Some informational topics don’t really call for replies; they might be in a specific category, or be tagged as “documentation,” etc. Pinned “Welcome” posts, for example, could be excluded by a tag.
2. I wish “Unanswered” would behave a bit more as New and Unread do: appear only when non-zero, and display a count. It’s not as tempting to click when it appears there are no relevant unread topics.

With those additions it would be perfect—and, I’d argue, should be added as core Discourse functionality.

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