# Unhide button on first post does nothing after flag + edit sequence
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/unhide-button-on-first-post-does-nothing-after-flag-edit-sequence/390551
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 5, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unhide-button-on-first-post-does-nothing-after-flag-edit-sequence/390551 "2025-12-05T23:49:23Z")
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### Author:  [@copymonopoly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/copymonopoly)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2025, 11:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unhide-button-on-first-post-does-nothing-after-flag-edit-sequence/390551/1 "2025-12-05T23:49:23Z")
Hi, I ran into an unusual issue on my site where the **Unhide button on the first post simply does nothing** , with no error and no log entry.
### **What happened**
1. A user created a topic.
2. The first post contained a keyword from my **Watched Words (Flag)** list.
3. I manually reviewed the flag and chose the “Hide Post” option.
4. Later, a moderator edited the post and tried to make the topic public again.
5. The **topic itself became visible** , but the **first post remained hidden**.
6. When I click **Unhide** on the first post, nothing happens — the post remains hidden.
### **Additional notes**
- The post had `hidden_reason_id = 1`.
- I tried to reproduce the same sequence again (Watched Word → Auto-flag → Agree → Edit), but **I cannot reproduce the bug anymore**.
I’m quite confused about why this happened — it really seems like a bug.
Is there still any way to rescue this post, or is it permanently stuck in this hidden state?
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unhide-button-on-first-post-does-nothing-after-flag-edit-sequence/390551/2 "2025-12-06T12:14:07Z")
> [@copymonopoly](#):
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> When I click **Unhide** on the first post, nothing happens — the post remains hidden.
Does it say anything in the console when you try to click it?
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### Author:  [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unhide-button-on-first-post-does-nothing-after-flag-edit-sequence/390551/3 "2025-12-06T12:26:22Z")
@copymonopoly Is this bug report related to the question here? Were you able to find the cause?
> [@Embedded media post allowed groups conflicts with post moderation workflow: unhide! fails with ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedded-media-post-allowed-groups-conflicts-with-post-moderation-workflow-unhide-fails-with-activerecord-recordinvalid/390575):
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> There is a conflict between “Embedded media post allowed groups” and the post unhide workflow. If a post is created by a user who is not in the allowed media groups and later gets hidden (via flags), when a moderator edits the hidden post and adds media, attempting to unhide the post will fail with: ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid Validation failed: Sorry, you can't embed media items in a post. The unhide process re-runs media validation using the original author’s permissions, not the moderator’…
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unhide-button-on-first-post-does-nothing-after-flag-edit-sequence/390551/5 "2025-12-06T12:34:12Z")
Seems like it, thanks for pointing that out.
Looks like the bug report found the underlying reason for it and has more info, so Ill close this one out.
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unhide-button-on-first-post-does-nothing-after-flag-edit-sequence/390551/6 "2025-12-06T12:34:15Z")