Unlisted Topics via wp-discourse: Keep them unlisted even after replies. How?

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haydenjames is using the wp-discourse plugin to publish WordPress post comments as unlisted topics in Discourse. The goal is to keep these topics unlisted and hidden from main topic lists, even after users reply, making them accessible only via direct links from the blog. haydenjames is seeking a solution, either through wp-discourse or Discourse settings/hooks, to maintain the unlisted status of these topics. To achieve this, haydenjames has attempted bulk unlisting topics in the blog articles category and adjusting settings, but is still looking for a definitive solution.

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I’m using the wp-discourse plugin as the comments system for WordPress posts on my blog. I’d like each linked discussion topic to be published to Discourse as unlisted and remain unlisted even after replies.

My question is:
If a topic is published as unlisted, how can I keep it unlisted even after users start replying to it?

I’d like these topics to stay hidden from the main topic lists, regardless of how active the replies become — keeping them accessible only via direct links from the blog.

Is that possible with wp-discourse or via Discourse settings/hooks?

Not looking to excludes from latest topics. Looking to keep blog comments pages unlisted and only accessible via direct URL or via the wp-discouse comments link from the blog.

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Here’s what I did, in the blog articles category selected all and bulk unlist:

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Then made sure this was unchecked:
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Made sure this was checked but see note:
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So disabled it here:

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