# Unlisted topic showing as linked topic

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-topic-showing-as-linked-topic/232538
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** unlisting
**Created:** [July 11, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-topic-showing-as-linked-topic/232538 "2022-07-11T17:45:23Z")
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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2022, 6:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlisted-topic-showing-as-linked-topic/232538/8 "2022-07-12T06:29:36Z")

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The 7-day timer is just a default. The feature of deleting the residual topic stubs was added in last year:

> [@2.8.0.beta2: User Directory Custom Fields, Tagging Enabled by Default, User-Selectable Badge Display, and more](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-8-0-beta2-user-directory-custom-fields-tagging-enabled-by-default-user-selectable-badge-display-and-more/193148/1):
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> ### Automatically delete stub topics after the entire topic is merged into another topic
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> When an entire topic is merged to another, a “stub” is left, with just the first post and a message that the topic was moved. These stub topics will now be automatically deleted, 7 days after merged. Admins can modify this via the `delete merged stub topics after days` site setting.

You can delete them straight away manually, or edit the `delete merged stub topics after days` admin setting, depending on what works best for you. 👍

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