# Update topic after editing time limit has passed

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-topic-after-editing-time-limit-has-passed/59090>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [14 Marzo 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-topic-after-editing-time-limit-has-passed/59090 "2017-03-14T17:21:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [14 Marzo 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-topic-after-editing-time-limit-has-passed/59090/1 "2017-03-14T17:21:55Z")

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I would like to let users bump topic with a help of a button “Bump topic” as long as topic is not closed or archived.

I’m almost there but stumbeled upon TopicController’s update method … more specifically upon **`guardian.ensure_can_edit!(topic)`** inside the update method. It prevents user from changing their older posts.

Is my only option to go with direct SQL update of a topic or is there “standard” way to achieve this?

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